Forest dept. trains staff to repair defunct solar fences in Kerala

To bring down human-wildlife struggle cases, the Forest section has repaired astir 1,500 kilometres of star fencing crossed the State nether a task titled Mission Solar Fence.

Department officials were trained successful star obstruction repair arsenic portion of the project. “They successful crook trained prime officials successful each wood division. The State has already completed 32 grooming sessions,” said Sameer M.K., Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) and the State nodal serviceman for Mission Solar Fence.

Mr. Sameer said the Forest section had earlier installed implicit 2,500 km of star fencing on wood boundaries successful high-conflict zones. “However, due to the fact that of deficiency of regular monitoring and maintenance, lone 580 kilometres of electrical obstruction was functional. With the caller initiative, much than 2,000 km of obstruction crossed the State are operational,” helium said.

“Solar-powered fencing is 1 of the astir effectual and sustainable measures to mitigate human-wildlife conflict. At places wherever the obstruction has been repaired, the fig of human-animal struggle cases has travel down,” said the official.

Tool country acceptable up

According to officials, the Forest section volition proceed to support star fencing. “The section has opened a star work centre successful Wayanad and volition acceptable them up successful different divisions too. A dedicated star fencing instrumentality country volition beryllium installed astatine each wood stations and sections. These instrumentality rooms volition supply speedy entree to indispensable repair tools and materials, enabling punctual effect erstwhile obstruction is damaged,” said the official.

Smart strategy too

In addition, the Forest section has installed a astute star obstruction strategy successful the North Wayanad Forest Division connected a proceedings basis. “The task was a success. If fences go nonfunctional, officials volition person an SMS notification, allowing them to rapidly scope the determination and code the issue. The astute star obstruction strategy volition beryllium installed successful each wood divisions successful the State,” said Mr. Sameer.