Jharkhand CM Addresses Elephant Conflicts

India===Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has expressed deep concern over the increasing number of human casualties due to elephant attacks in the state, with approximately 27 deaths reported in recent months across various districts including Ramgarh, Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Chaibasa, Jamshedpur, Lohardaga, Gumla, and Dumka. A recent incident in India===Hazaribagh district resulted in seven deaths. Soren held a high-level meeting with the India===Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department officials, directing them to implement a robust mechanism to prevent further human-elephant conflicts. Key directives include mapping elephant corridors, providing specialized technical training to villagers, forming elephant rescue teams, and ensuring the timely disbursement of compensation to victims' families within 12 days. The department is also procuring six 'Kumki' elephants and deploying 70 teams to manage aggressive herds, particularly in Hazaribagh. Since the 2019-20 fiscal year, 474 people have died in such conflicts in India===Jharkhand.