Pawan Kalyan inaugurates elephant training centre in Chittoor

Deputy Chief Minister (Environment and Forest) K Pawan Kalyan inaugurated the Kumki Elephant Training Camp at Musalimadugu in Palamaner mandal of Chittoor district on Sunday.

Speaking on the occasion, he directed forest officials to implement measures in a time-bound manner to mitigate human-wildlife conflict in the State.

Making a PowerPoint presentation on



the HANUMAN (Human-Animal Conflict Mitigation) programme, Anantapur Conservator of Forest Yeshodabhai explained the initiatives taken to prevent elephant and leopard attacks, and reduce the monkey menace in human habitations.

The initiatives include tracking elephant herds using radio frequency tags, GPS, and thermal drone cameras, and formation of animal rescue teams across the State.