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Human-elephant conflict mitigation campaign held in Chudi

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By EMN Updated: Nov 07, 2017 9:19 pm
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Forest department officials and participants at the human-animal conflict mitigation awareness programme in Chudi village on November 6.

Dimapur, Nov. 7 (EMN): A human-elephant (wildlife) conflict mitigation awareness campaign was organised in the conference hall of Chudi village council on November 6 by the Forest Department. The awareness campaign was organised under “Integrated development of wildlife habitats”- outside protected areas- human –animal conflict mitigation, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India New Delhi.

The awareness campaign is a series of such campaigns organised by the Forest Department throughout the State. Around 80 persons namely chairmen/ members/ GBs/ VDB secretaries of the villages of the Lower Range affected with human- elephant conflict, officials from the Forest Department, NGOs, participated in the programme.

The programme began with an invocation prayer said by Netsemo Mozhui, pastor of Chudi Baptist Church, while K Caroline Angami, Wildlife Warden, Dimapur, welcomed the participants. She gave a brief background/ genesis of the existing problem in the State.

Chairman of Chudi village council highlighted on the prevalent problem in the region and requested the government/ Forest Department to provide solution for co-existence of people of the affected lower range with wild elephants.

Satya Prakash Tripathi, Chief Wildlife Warden, in his keynote address, stated the genesis of the human animal conflict prevalent in the State in general and in Wokha district in particular. He highlighted the policies of the State government and the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India, New Delhi, for addressing the problem.

He appealed to the people for protection of forest and wildlife and to contact forest officials immediately in case of damage of their crop/ properties/ human life. He also requested the people of lower range to get their applications for compensation against damage of crops/habitations etc recommended by the Assessment Committee constituted by the Government for the purpose under the chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner, Wokha.

Speaking on behalf of the affected public, PPP president spoke on the existing problem faced by the public with wild elephants. He stated that the elephant repellent measures could temporarily solve problem adding that elephants get irritated and cause havoc in other neighbouring villages. He suggested blocking of entry routes of elephants and earmark some area for elephants by giving compensation by the government.

He stated that the people had to abandon their jhum cultivation on several occasions for the last 40 years due to menace and demanded for a permanent solution. The matter was thoroughly discussed and it was agreed upon that the concerned villagers would prepare elephant base community reserves for possible funding from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, New Delhi.,

It was followed by demonstration on elephant repellent and power point presentation in curbing wildlife crimes by the officials of the Wildlife Crime Control Unit, Wildlife Division, Dimapur.

The programme was chaired by YM Jami, Conservator of Forests (NTC), Mokokchung, and Director of Intangki National Park, Dimapur. The vote of thanks was proposed by Aron Yimchunger, Forest Range Officer, Intangki Range-B.

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By EMN Updated: Nov 07, 2017 9:19:31 pm
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