Faced with an increasing prevalence of man-animal conflicts in the State, the Kerala government has decided to adopt a wide range of mitigation efforts, ranging from eco-restoration activities to erecting ‘beehive fences’, to keep the marauding animals at bay.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who on Thursday chaired the first meeting of the high-level committee constituted recently to address the issue, said a 24-hour control room has commenced functioning at the headquarters of the Forest department to coordinate the efforts. Steps are also in progress to operationalise emergency operation centres in 36 forest divisions.
