Govt determined to prevent human deaths in elephant attacks

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin said the government is working with determination to prevent human deaths due to wild elephant attacks. Along with the initiative of the government in this regard, common people should also be aware.

It is often seen that many people get too excited and go too close to herds of wild elephants, resulting in elephant attacks.

Hence, to avoid such unexpected deaths, people need to stop going near wild elephants unnecessarily, he said.

The environment minister said this while addressing a special meeting in the meeting room of the ministry on resolving the conflict between humans and wild elephants. Giving instructions to the Forest Department officials the minister said that the activities of the Elephant Response Team should be strengthened.

The minister also said that to control the movement of wild elephants, installation of solar fencing, implementation of awareness programs and other necessary measures should be taken. He said, in case of crop and other damages, people should be compensated as soon as possible according to the rules and banana trees and other trees should be planted as food for wild elephants.

Secretary Dr Farhina Ahmed, Additional Secretary (Environment and Development) Sanjay Kumar Bhowmik, Additional Secretary (EPC) Mizanur Rahman NDC, Chief Conservator of Forest Md Amir Hossain Chowdhury, Mymensingh Divisional Commissioner Md Shafiqur Reza Biswas and Sherpur Deputy Commissioner Sahela Akhtar, among others, spoke in the meeting.

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