Centre to frame regional action plans to promote coexistence

IN an effort to address the growing human-elephant conflict in the country, the Centre has decided to prepare regional action plans for different landscapes to strengthen elephant conservation and promote peaceful coexistence.

- SUDARSAN MAHARANA @ Bhubaneswar

These action plans will help states in getting support through the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) at the national-level to step up their protection measures.

One regional action plan is already in the final stage for the southern India landscape that holds the largest population of elephants in the country, said additional director general (ADG) Forests-cum-Project Elephant director in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) Ramesh Kumar Pandey on Thursday.