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Odisha: Siren project to alert Elephant movement
The Dhenkanal forest department in Odisha have planned to install automatic sirens near the national highway, in a bid to protect elephants from accidents. About Elephant Siren Project Under the Elephant Siren Project, Siren tower will be put in the elephant prone areas. These sensor-based sirens will start blaring, when elephants will cross the road ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Dhenkanal forest department in Odisha • Dhenkanal-Anugul National Highway 55 • Elephant Siren Project • Man-Elephant Conflict • Odisha
WSO: Elephant landscape witnessing dramatic change in Odisha
According to the Wildlife Society of Orissa (WSO), the elephant landscape in Odisha has undergone a dramatic change because of mindless mining and unplanned developmental activities. Key Points According to WSO, elephant landscape has changed dramatically in last two decades. In Keonjhar district of Odisha, there were 112 elephants in 2002. Now, it has only ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Elephant Census • elephant corridor • Elephant landscape • Man-Elephant Conflict • UPSC • Wildlife Society of Orissa (WSO)
What is KVIC’s RE-HAB Project?
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari recently announced that the project of Khadi and Village Industries (KVIC) called RE-HAB has become a huge success. Thus, it is to be implemented in other states as well. This includes Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala. What is Project RE-HAB? ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Honey Mission • KVIC • man-animal conflict • Man-Elephant Conflict • Nagarahole Tiger Reserve • National Honey Mission • Project RE-HAB • Project Tiger
Jumbo Kheti to tackle Elephant Riding Farms
Villages in central Assam’s Nagaon district are experimenting with a new way for keeping crop-raiding elephants off their crops by setting aside land to create a meal zone for them. Jumbo Kheti Farmers of 12 villages in the Ronghang-Hatikhuli area of central Assam’s Nagaon district have donated 203 bighas (roughly 33 hectares) of community land for Jumbo ..
Topics: Jumbo Kheti • Man-Elephant Conflict