Key decisions taken at all-party meet on wildlife attacks
The HinduSaseendran, who convened an all-party meeting at Aralam on Monday, said that key decisions had been taken to prevent wildlife attacks on humans and immediate measures, including driving elephants back into the deep forest, would be adopted. Regarding the long-delayed elephant wall project, Mr. Saseendran admitted to lapses and said that construction would begin by the end of February and completed within six months. He criticised the Forest department’s failure to prevent wild elephant attacks, particularly pointing out the delay in constructing the elephant-proof wall at Aralam. Mr. Sudhakaran also criticised the Central government for failing to allocate adequate funds for to prevent conflicts with wildlife, arguing that tribal families in Aralam are forced to live in unsafe conditions.
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