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Eshwar B. Khandre, Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment, inaugurated the Divisional Command and Control Centre of M.M. Hills Forest Division connected December 3. He said that precocious technologies volition beryllium harnessed to trim human-animal conflict.
The Minister said wood degradation and summation successful wildlife colonisation was contributing to a surge successful human–wildlife struggle successful caller years and lone the usage of state-of-the-art exertion combined with a tone of coexistence tin assistance negociate it.
Establishing Integrated Command and Control Centres was 1 of the suggestions adopted by the authorities successful the aftermath of an summation successful conflicts; tiger attacks led to the deaths of 3 farmers successful Saragur taluk of Mysuru territory past month.
The Minister said expanding ft patrolling and creating consciousness among communities surviving connected the wood fringes astir co-existence tin assistance trim conflicts. The constitution of the bid centre is simply a measurement successful this direction, helium added.
Command centres person been established successful 4 locations including Nagarhole, M.M. Hills, Kali, and Madikeri. Training has been provided to staff.
‘’Steps are being taken to unfastened bid centres successful the Chikkamagaluru part wherever struggle is high, isolated from Bannerghatta National Park, Mysuru division, Bandipur Tiger Reserve, Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Tiger Reserve, and the Hassan scope arsenic well. This volition beryllium supplemented by a State-level bid centre which is being established successful Bengaluru,’’ said Mr. Khandre, who expressed assurance of its inauguration aft the Assembly session.
Officials were instructed to usage Artificial Intelligence cameras, thermal drone cameras, and akin technologies to show wildlife question and supply real-time alerts connected the beingness of animals adjacent to villages connected the wood periphery. This volition assistance forestall nonaccomplishment of lives, the Minister said.
Manoj Rajan, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, provided details astir the bid centre via video league from the Bengaluru office. He said the centre has bundle to grounds details pertaining to deployment of unit astatine assorted zones, including the timings. Alerts volition beryllium sent implicit WhatsApp and different platforms to villagers surviving connected the wood fringes astir the beingness of animals adjacent to the quality landscape, helium added.
A.R. Krishnamurthy and M.R. Manjunath, MLAs, Shilpa Nag, Deputy Commissioner, Mona Routh, CEO, Ravishankar, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Bhaskar, Deputy Conservator of Forests, and others were present.
