District Collector S. Chithra has asked the Forest department to appoint more staff if needed to prevent the human-animal conflict and elephant fatalities on the tracks.
Dr. Chithra made the request at an emergency meeting of forest officials held at her chamber here on Wednesday in the wake of two forest-related tragedies that took place in two days.
Mathrubhumi News cameraman A.V. Mukesh was killed by an elephant while he was shooting pictures in the forest fringes at Malampuzha on Wednesday morning.