AIR to help mitigate man-animal conflicts in MP

COUNTRY'S public radio broadcaster, the All India Radio (AIR-Akashvani) has a new role to play in Madhya Pradesh - alerting people about movement of wild animals, including elephants, tigers and leopards to prevent human-animal conflicts and related casualties.

- ANURAAG SINGH @Bhopal

The AIR-Shahdol has started alerting and educating the villagers in Shahdol, Umaria and Anuppur districts, not just about movement of elephants, tigers and leopards, but also on the do's and don'ts on encountering them.

Such alerts and audio clips developed with the state forest department's help are being interspersed with popular programs, particularly music and farmers-oriented programs.