The Odisha government has sought assistance of Tamil Nadu for making kumki elephants and mahouts available in the wake of worsening human-elephant conflict in the eastern State.
Odisha’s Additional Chief Secretary (Forest and Environment) Satyabrata Sahu wrote a letter to his Tamil Nadu counterpart Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary (Environment, Climate Change and Forest) stating: “In recent years, we have been facing significant challenges in mitigating human-elephant conflicts. your help in getting trained kumki elephants would greatly assist us in addressing these conflicts effectively and humanely.”
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