Forest department to implement thermal drones, jeeps after Belur’s elephant attack

Minister of Forests, Ecology and Environment Eashwar B Khandre directed Karnataka forest department To capture three elephants who were involved in the accidental death of a 47 -year -old woman in Belur Tluk in Hassan.

The instruction was given to the officials on Saturday during an emergency meeting, called following the unfortunate incident that took place on Friday (March 14).

An emergency meeting with forest Officials were summoned to Vikas Soudhaattended by the additional chief secretary for forest, ecology and environment Anjum Parvez, main conservative of forests and head of the Forest Force Meenaki Negi and Wildlife Warden Sk Malkhede. The Minister of the Forest Eshwar Khandre have trained officials to set up a The elephant work group The office in the affected area and conduct a conservative forest deputy to supervise the capture of the three elephants involved in the incident, ensuring rapid actions to prevent additional conflicts.

The mentioned incident took place on Friday night in the village of Byadana in Belur, which aroused outrage among the locals, leaving the forest department and the minister with his toes.
Also, orders have been given to ensure that the members of the elephant work group are compensated promptly. Other aspects, such as allowances, uniforms, footwear, jackets and tools, such as Walker-Talkies and insurance facilities, will also be efficient and instead.

Khandre has also trained officials to add two thermal drones to monitor the movement of elephants in the Hassan district, even at night, and to inform the locals on time.

Given the severity of the problems related to elephant, he also guided officials to implement two additional jeeps and more personally as response teams to emergency situations in areas with high conflict. He stressed quick actions on receiving alerts about elephant movements.

Also, directions have been given to create awareness among the villagers and locals regarding the behavior of the elephant, to take caution as they move during the late evening and hours and the protocols to be followed by the villagers during the elephant meetings.