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Maharashtra: The farmers here have been troubled by the herd of elephants that have come to Maharashtra from the forests of Chhattisgarh. Agriculture is suffering huge losses. The government will compensate the farmers for the loss. Forest department officials say that a few months ago a herd of elephants has come to Maharashtra. This is causing a lot of damage to the agriculture of the farmers. Farmers are guarding the fields overnight so that there is no damage to agriculture. Some farmers have also been injured in this.
Assistant Conservator of Forests, Dhananjay Vebhase said that a herd of 23 elephants entered the Gadchiroli mandal of Maharashtra from Chhattisgarh on August 12-13. Along with the loss of agriculture, there are reports of some people getting injured. We are providing compensation to the farmers for the loss of property within a week.
A herd of 23 elephants entered Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli division from Chhattisgarh on 12-13th August. 2 casualties & some property damage were caused by them. We provide compensation to farmers for property loss, within a week: Dhananjay Waybhase, Assistant Conservator of Forests pic.twitter.com/D0lNPSQhHm
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2022
Farmers say that for the last several months, elephants have been harming agriculture. Appealed to the government. Hope to help. Throughout the night the people of the village stand guard. It is getting very difficult now.
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Forest department officials say that for the last few months, we have been monitoring elephants through thermal drones. Our aim is minimum human and property damage. In case of elephants entering villages and fields, our teams are deployed to take them back to the forest area. Compensation will be given to the farmers who are suffering losses. Efforts are being made to return the herd of elephants to the forest.
