Odisha, J'khand & C'garh to work together for elephant protection

SENIOR forest officials of Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh resolved to work together for protection of elephants and their habitats at an inter-state coordination meeting held at Rourkela on Wednesday.

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Discussions focused on effective monitoring of elephants in the three states and the ways in which Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh can benefit from emulating successful models of Odisha.

Presentations were made on use of AI cameras in Rourkela forest division to prevent elephants from train mishaps, use of drones with thermal cameras in Keonjhar for better monitoring of jumbo herds, rescue of injured elephants, use of Anukampa application and web portal for faster disbursal of compensation against property damages and human casualties besides the role of rapid response teams in handling conflict situation.