784 elephant deaths in 10 years in Odisha, says Forest minister

As many as 784 elephants have died in Odisha in a span of 10 years a state minister said on TuesdayAccidents disease poisoning by poachers and electrocution were some of the reasons for the elephant deaths in the state Forest Environment and Climate Change Minister P K Amat said in the Odisha AssemblyPointing out that the state government has demarcated 14 elephant corridors for the safe movement of jumbos the minister said action plans have been made to stop poaching of elephants and their deaths due to train accidents and electrocutionThe minister said this in a written reply to BJP member Lalitendu Bidyadhar MohapatraSince 2022 11 elephants have been killed by miscreants in the forests of the state the minister said Manelephant conflict has also claimed 925 lives and attacks by pachyderms caused permanent disability in 212 people in the state between 2012 and 2022 the minister saidMentioning that the state has 1976 elephants as per 2017 census the minister said while 80 people died in manelephant encounters in 201213 it increased to 105 in 201718 139 in 202021 and 112 in 202122Also read Over three thousand illegal Bangladeshis living in Odisha claims MinisterThe highest number of 139 people were killed in elephant attacks in 202021 the minister said adding that as many as 51 people have become permanently disabled in 202122 in jumbo attacks across OdishaMentioning the death of 784 elephants in the last 10 years the minister said while 82 jumbos died in 201213 the number rose to 86 in 201516 93 in 201819 and 86 in 202122The state government conducted investigation into 39 elephant deaths and filed charge sheets against 50 people during the period However not even a single accused has been convicted in these cases so far the minister saidReplying to another question the minister said that the state government has made a provision of Rs 4 lakh as compensation to family members of people getting killed by jumbosThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever