Keonjhar division uses unique blend of music and technology to address human-elephant conflict

MUSIC has always had a way to people's hearts, be it for conveying a message or bringing them together.

- SUDARSAN MAHARANA @Bhubaneswar

Considering this factor, the Keonjhar forest division, in an effort to curb the rising cases of human-elephant conflict in the region, has used a unique blend of technology and music to sensitise people on elephant behaviour and promote peaceful coexistence.

A first-of-its-kind initiative, officials of the forest division have composed a song and used artificial intelligence tools to prepare a set of easy-to-follow guidelines, in the form of an illustration book, to promote safety of both people and the gentle giants.

The campaign is part of the ongoing efforts to reduce confrontation in forest-fringe areas of Keonjhar territorial division where expanding human activity brings people in contact with the wildlife, elephants in particular.