Lok Sabha Question No. 3964 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Incidence of Poaching/Death of Wild Animals
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3964

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2021

## Incidence of Poaching/Death of Wild Animals

## 3964.SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether  a  large  number  of  cases  related  to  poaching/killing/death  of  rhinoceros  and elephants in Assam have come to the notice of the Government;
- (b) if so, the number of such cases registered from 2017 onwards, till date;
- (c) whether a number  of  people have also been killed by wild elephants in Assam in recent times;
- (d) if so, the details of such incidences occurred from 2017 onwards, till date, year-wise and incident-wise;
- (e) the details of the financial help provided to the victims of families by the Government; and
- (f) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  control  the  incidents  of  poaching  and  death  of rhinoceros?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) and(b) As informed by the Government of Assam, 103 cases related to poaching/killing/death  of  Rhinoceros  and  Elephants  in  Assam  have  been registered from 2017 onwards, till date.
- (c) and (d) The details  of  people  killed  by  wild  elephants  in  Assam  from  the  year  2017 onwards year-wise and incident-wise are at Annexure- 1.
- (e) The  details  of  the  financial  help  provided  to  the  victims  of  families  by  the Assam Government is at Annexure- 2 .
- (f) The  important  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  control  the  incidents  of poaching and death of rhinoceros include:
- i. Ministry  has  initiated  an  important  Rhino  conservation  programe called  'Rhino  DNA  Indexing  System'  or  'RhoDIS'  to  counter
- poaching threats and aid population management. ii. Special Rhino Protection Force of 82 personnel has been created in Kaziranga  National  Park  with  the  help  of  NTCA.  This  force  is trained to combat the problem of poaching of rhinoceros, tigers, etc. in Kaziranga. iii. Electronic  Eye  is  set  up  with  8  nos.  of  tower  location  for  visual monitoring of suspicious movement of Rhino Poachers. iv. A Special Task force has been working since 2012 and still in place. v. Besides the regular patrolling mechanism, 154 anti-poaching camps with  armed  guard  are  inside  the  Park  for  protection  of  Rhino  and other wildlife. vi. Training and capacity building courses are organized for the three tiger  reserves  of  Assam.  These  training  courses  help  in  better protection of rhinoceros also. vii. Local villagers are sensitized by organizing awareness programmes regularly. viii. WhatsApp group of the coordination committees has been created in each of the elephant corridors of Assam to prevent the death of wild animals. ix. Control  room  has  been  setup  at  the  State  Headquarter  and  DFOs level with toll free phone to receive messages/complaints on 24x7 basis on elephant/other animal depredation problems,. Wildlife  Crime  Control  Bureau  coordinates  with  State/UTs  and to
- x. other enforcement agencies to gather intelligence preventpoachingof wild animals including rhinoceros.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) AND (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3964 DUE FOR REPLY ON 19.03.2021 REGARDING 'INCIDENCE OF POACHING/DEATH OF WILD ANIMALS' RAISED BY SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL

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## Details of death of people by wild elephants in Assam

( as informed by Government of Assam)

## Year: 2017

|   S.No | Date       |   No. of people killed | Forest Division   |
|--------|------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|      1 | 3-2-2017   |                      1 | Lakhimpur         |
|      2 | 5-8-2017   |                      1 | Lakhimpur         |
|      3 | 17-11-2017 |                      1 | Jorhat            |
|      4 | 17-12-2017 |                      1 | Jorhat            |
|      5 | 10-1-2017  |                      1 | Digboi            |
|      6 | 5-11-2017  |                      2 | Digboi            |
|      7 | 7-10-2017  |                      1 | Digboi            |
|      8 | 2-2-2017   |                      1 | Doomdooma         |
|      9 | 26-12-2017 |                      1 | Doomdooma         |
|     10 | 30-12-2017 |                      2 | Doomdooma         |
|     11 | 15-12-2017 |                      1 | Doomdooma         |
|     12 | 14-12-2017 |                      1 | Doomdooma         |
|     13 | 22-1-2017  |                      1 | Golaghat          |
|     14 | 3-9-2017   |                      1 | Golaghat          |
|     15 | 12-5-2017  |                      1 | Golaghat          |
|     16 | 9-9-2017   |                      1 | Sivsagar          |
|     17 | 3-1-2017   |                      1 | Hamren            |
|     18 | 11-12-2017 |                      1 | Hamren            |
|     19 | 18-11-2017 |                      1 | Baksa             |
|     20 | 20-8-2017  |                      1 | Baksa             |
|     21 | 20-9-2017  |                      1 | Baksa             |
|     22 | 6-10-2017  |                      1 | Baksa             |
|     23 | 17-10-2017 |                      1 | Kamrup East       |
|     24 | 17-11-2017 |                      1 | Kamrup East       |
|     25 | 27-2-2017  |                      2 | Kamrup West       |
|     26 | 26-4-2017  |                      1 | Kamrup West       |
|     27 | 10-7-2017  |                      1 | Kamrup West       |
|     28 | 28-3-2017  |                      1 | Kamrup West       |
|     29 | 17-6-2017  |                      1 | Kamrup West       |

| S.No   | Date       |   No. of people killed | Forest Division              |
|--------|------------|------------------------|------------------------------|
| 30.    | 27-4-2017  |                      1 | Kamrup West                  |
| 31.    | 17-10-2017 |                      1 | Kamrup West                  |
| 32.    | 16-11-2017 |                      1 | Kamrup West                  |
| 33.    | 10-2-2017  |                      1 | Goalpara                     |
| 34.    | 8-2-2017   |                      1 | Goalpara                     |
| 35.    | 8-3-2017   |                      1 | Goalpara                     |
| 36.    | 11-5-2017  |                      1 | Goalpara                     |
| 37.    | 2-9-2017   |                      1 | Goalpara                     |
| 38.    | 11-12-2017 |                      1 | Goalpara                     |
| 39.    | 6-9-2017   |                      1 | Nagaon (T)                   |
| 40.    | 9-4-2017   |                      1 | Nagaon (T)                   |
| 41.    | 19-5-2017  |                      1 | Dhansiri                     |
| 42.    | 13-5-2017  |                      1 | Dhansiri                     |
| 43.    | 27-8-2017  |                      1 | Dhansiri                     |
| 44.    | 26-10-2017 |                      1 | Dhansiri                     |
| 45.    | 16-12-2017 |                      1 | Dhansiri                     |
| 46.    | 21-1-2017  |                      2 | Haltugaon                    |
| 47.    | 28-1-2017  |                      1 | Dhubri                       |
| 48.    | 5-4-2017   |                      1 | Manas Tiger Reserve          |
| 49.    | 2-9-2017   |                      1 | Manas Tiger Reserve          |
| 50.    | 17-12-2017 |                      1 | Manas Tiger Reserve          |
| 51.    | 10-1-2017  |                      1 | Sonitpur East                |
| 52.    | 2-10-2017  |                      1 | Sonitpur East                |
| 53.    | 14-8-2017  |                      2 | Sonitpur East                |
| 54.    | 20-11-2017 |                      1 | Sonitpur East                |
| 55.    | 25-11-2017 |                      1 | Sonitpur East                |
| 56.    | 25-5-2017  |                      1 | Sonitpur West                |
| 57.    | 17-6-2017  |                      1 | Sonitpur West                |
| 58.    | 19-6-2017  |                      1 | Sonitpur West                |
| 59.    | 15-1-2017  |                      1 | Sonitpur West                |
| 60.    | 26-2-2017  |                      1 | Sonitpur West                |
| 61.    | 26-5-2017  |                      1 | Sonitpur West                |
| 62.    | 24-10-2017 |                      1 | Sonitpur West                |
| 63.    | 15-11-2017 |                      1 | Sonitpur West                |
| 64.    | 4-12-2017  |                      1 | Sonitpur West                |
| 65.    | 13-11-2017 |                      1 | Dhemaji                      |
| 66.    | 28-12-2017 |                      1 | East Assam Wildlife Division |
| 67.    | 5-11-2017  |                      1 | Mangaldoi WL                 |
|        | Total      |                     72 |                              |

## Year: 2018

|   S.No | Date       |   No. of people killed | Forest Division              |
|--------|------------|------------------------|------------------------------|
|      1 | 11-7-2018  |                      1 | Baksa                        |
|      2 | 16-11-2018 |                      1 | Chirang                      |
|      3 | 17-8-2018  |                      1 | Dhansiri                     |
|      4 | 30-11-2018 |                      1 | Dhansiri                     |
|      5 | 19-11-2018 |                      2 | Dhansiri                     |
|      6 | 20-11-2018 |                      1 | Dhansiri                     |
|      7 | 7-11-2018  |                      1 | Dhansiri                     |
|      8 | 13-11-2018 |                      1 | Dhansiri                     |
|      9 | 12-11-2018 |                      2 | Dhansiri                     |
|     10 | 3-12-2018  |                      2 | Dhansiri                     |
|     11 | 26-4-2018  |                      1 | Dhansiri                     |
|     12 | 29-5-2018  |                      1 | Dhansiri                     |
|     13 | 28-5-2018  |                      1 | Dhansiri                     |
|     14 | 25-7-2018  |                      1 | Dhansiri                     |
|     15 | 5-9-2018   |                      1 | Dhansiri                     |
|     16 | 12-9-2018  |                      1 | Dhansiri                     |
|     17 | 18-10-2018 |                      1 | Dhansiri                     |
|     18 | 24-10-2018 |                      1 | Dhansiri                     |
|     19 | 3-11-2018  |                      1 | Dhansiri                     |
|     20 | 1-5-2018   |                      1 | Dibrugarh                    |
|     21 | 18-2-2018  |                      1 | Digboi                       |
|     22 | 21-3-2018  |                      1 | Digboi                       |
|     23 | 18-3-2018  |                      1 | Digboi                       |
|     24 | 18-10-2018 |                      1 | Digboi                       |
|     25 | 6-4-2018   |                      1 | Doomdooma                    |
|     26 | 2-6-2018   |                      1 | Doomdooma                    |
|     27 | 11-6-2018  |                      1 | Doomdooma                    |
|     28 | 29-11-2018 |                      1 | Doomdooma                    |
|     29 | 24-11-2018 |                      1 | Doomdooma                    |
|     30 | 7-12-2018  |                      1 | Doomdooma                    |
|     31 | 10-6-2018  |                      1 | East Assam Wildlife Division |
|     32 | 6-8-2018   |                      1 | East Assam Wildlife Division |
|     33 | 25-1-2018  |                      1 | Manas Tiger Reserve          |
|     34 | 27-2-2018  |                      1 | Manas Tiger Reserve          |
|     35 | 26-10-2018 |                      3 | Goalpara                     |
|     36 | 30-12-2018 |                      1 | Goalpara                     |
|     37 | 6-1-2018   |                      1 | Goalpara                     |

| S.No   | Date       |   No. of people killed | Forest Division   |
|--------|------------|------------------------|-------------------|
| 38.    | 21-2-2018  |                      1 | Goalpara          |
| 39.    | 28-2-2018  |                      1 | Goalpara          |
| 40.    | 10-2-2018  |                      1 | Goalpara          |
| 41.    | 29-3-2018  |                      1 | Goalpara          |
| 42.    | 28-4-2018  |                      1 | Goalpara          |
| 43.    | 24-5-2018  |                      1 | Goalpara          |
| 44.    | 1-6-2018   |                      2 | Goalpara          |
| 45.    | 17-6-2018  |                      2 | Goalpara          |
| 46.    | 18-6-2018  |                      1 | Goalpara          |
| 47.    | 25-11-2018 |                      1 | Goalpara          |
| 48.    | 6-9-2018   |                      2 | Golaghat          |
| 49.    | 8-11-2018  |                      1 | Golaghat          |
| 50.    | 26-11-2018 |                      1 | Guwahati          |
| 51.    | 3-12-2018  |                      4 | Hamren            |
| 52.    | 1-12-2018  |                      2 | Hojai             |
| 53.    | 17-11-2018 |                      1 | Jorhat            |
| 54.    | 14-12-2018 |                      1 | Jorhat            |
| 55.    | 30-4-2018  |                      1 | Kamrup East       |
| 56.    | 23-5-2018  |                      1 | Kamrup East       |
| 57.    | 14-4-2018  |                      1 | Kamrup West       |
| 58.    | 26-9-2018  |                      1 | Kamrup West       |
| 59.    | 27-9-2018  |                      1 | Kamrup West       |
| 60.    | 4-12-2018  |                      4 | Karbianglong West |
| 61.    | 10-12-2018 |                      2 | Karbianglong West |
| 62.    | 20-4-2018  |                      1 | KNP               |
| 63.    | 6-5-2018   |                      1 | Lakhimpur         |
| 64.    | 7-5-2018   |                      1 | Lakhimpur         |
| 65.    | 14-6-2018  |                      1 | Lakhimpur         |
| 66.    | 21-8-2018  |                      1 | Lakhimpur         |
| 67.    | 30-12-2018 |                      1 | Lakhimpur         |
| 68.    | 1-10-2018  |                      1 | Majuli            |
| 69.    | 12-6-2018  |                      1 | Nagaon (T)        |
| 70.    | 12-6-2018  |                      1 | Nagaon (T)        |
| 71.    | 25-11-2018 |                      1 | Nagaon (T)        |
| 72.    | 29-5-2018  |                      1 | Parbatjhora       |
| 73.    | 13-5-2018  |                      1 | Sivsagar          |
| 74.    | 6-5-2018   |                      1 | Sonitpur West     |
| 75.    | 13-6-2018  |                      1 | Sonitpur West     |
| 76.    | 2-12-2018  |                      1 | Sonitpur West     |
|        | Total      |                     92 |                   |

Year: 2019

|   S.No | Date       |   No. of people killed | Forest Division     |
|--------|------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|      1 | 10-3-2019  |                      1 | Baksa               |
|      2 | 11-3-2019  |                      1 | Baksa               |
|      3 | 1-6-2019   |                      1 | Baksa               |
|      4 | 31-7-2019  |                      1 | Chirang             |
|      5 | 24-4-2019  |                      1 | Dhansiri            |
|      6 | 29-4-2019  |                      1 | Dhansiri            |
|      7 | 13-5-2019  |                      1 | Dhansiri            |
|      8 | 17-5-2019  |                      2 | Dhansiri            |
|      9 | 31-5-2019  |                      1 | Dhansiri            |
|     10 | 1-6-2019   |                      1 | Dhansiri            |
|     11 | 15-6-2019  |                      1 | Dhansiri            |
|     12 | 3-7-2019   |                      1 | Dhansiri            |
|     13 | 4-7-2019   |                      1 | Dhansiri            |
|     14 | 3-7-2019   |                      1 | Dhansiri            |
|     15 | 24-7-2019  |                      1 | Dhansiri            |
|     16 | 19-7-2019  |                      2 | Dhansiri            |
|     17 | 4-7-2019   |                      1 | Dhansiri            |
|     18 | 15-8-2019  |                      1 | Dhansiri            |
|     19 | 18-8-2019  |                      1 | Dhansiri            |
|     20 | 20-8-2019  |                      1 | Dhansiri            |
|     21 | 2-11-2019  |                      1 | Dhansiri            |
|     22 | 18-11-2019 |                      2 | Dhansiri            |
|     23 | 2-11-2019  |                      1 | Dhansiri            |
|     24 | 12-11-2019 |                      1 | Dhansiri            |
|     25 | 9-11-2019  |                      1 | Dhansiri            |
|     26 | 8-12-2019  |                      1 | Dhansiri            |
|     27 | 12-3-2019  |                      1 | Digboi              |
|     28 | 4-5-2019   |                      1 | Digboi              |
|     29 | 19-6-2019  |                      2 | Digboi              |
|     30 | 18-11-2019 |                      1 | Digboi              |
|     31 | 7-11-2019  |                      1 | Digboi              |
|     32 | 4-1-2019   |                      1 | Doomdooma           |
|     33 | 2-5-2019   |                      1 | Doomdooma           |
|     34 | 26-11-2019 |                      1 | Manas Tiger Reserve |
|     35 | 17-3-2019  |                      1 | Goalpara            |
|     36 | 24-3-2019  |                      1 | Goalpara            |
|     37 | 8-7-2019   |                      1 | Goalpara            |
|     38 | 11-7-2019  |                      1 | Goalpara            |

| S.No   | Date       |   No. of people killed | Forest Division   |
|--------|------------|------------------------|-------------------|
| 39.    | 29-10-2019 |                      5 | Goalpara          |
| 40.    | 22-7-2019  |                      1 | Golaghat          |
| 41.    | 19-7-2019  |                      1 | GuwahatiWL        |
| 42.    | 31-8-2019  |                      1 | Jorhat            |
| 43.    | 27-9-2019  |                      1 | Jorhat            |
| 44.    | 30-11-2019 |                      1 | Jorhat            |
| 45.    | 8-7-2019   |                      1 | Kachugaon         |
| 46.    | 12-11-2019 |                      1 | Kamrup East       |
| 47.    | 8-5-2019   |                      1 | Kamrup East       |
| 48.    | 26-7-2019  |                      1 | Kamrup East       |
| 49.    | 7-5-2019   |                      1 | Kamrup West       |
| 50.    | 1-2-2019   |                      1 | Lakhimpur         |
| 51.    | 12-11-2019 |                      1 | Lakhimpur         |
| 52.    | 13-11-2019 |                      1 | Lakhimpur         |
| 53.    | 16-5-2019  |                      1 | Majuli            |
| 54.    | 17-7-2019  |                      1 | Majuli            |
| 55.    | 3-1-2019   |                      1 | Nagaon (T)        |
| 56.    | 22-10-2019 |                      1 | Nagaon (T)        |
| 57.    | 13-10-2019 |                      1 | Nagaon (T)        |
| 58.    | 6-11-2019  |                      1 | Nagaon (T)        |
| 59.    | 10-11-2019 |                      1 | Nagaon (T)        |
| 60.    | 3-1-2019   |                      1 | Sibsagar          |
| 61.    | 30-5-2019  |                      1 | Sibsagar          |
| 62.    | 5-2-2019   |                      1 | Sonitpur East     |
| 63.    | 1-2-2019   |                      1 | Sonitpur East     |
| 64.    | 21-10-2019 |                      1 | Sonitpur East     |
| 65.    | 26-3-2019  |                      1 | Sonitpur East     |
| 66.    | 19-5-2019  |                      1 | Sonitpur West     |
| 67.    | 23-6-2019  |                      1 | Sonitpur West     |
| 68.    | 22-11-2019 |                      1 | Sonitpur West     |
|        | Total      |                     76 |                   |

Year: 2020

|   Sl. No. | Date      |   No. of people killed | Forest Division   |
|-----------|-----------|------------------------|-------------------|
|         1 | 16-1-2020 |                      1 | Chirang           |
|         2 | 28-1-2020 |                      1 | Dhansiri          |
|         3 | 27-1-2020 |                      1 | Digboi            |
|         4 | 25-1-2020 |                      1 | Hamren            |
|         5 | 13-1-2020 |                      1 | Nagaon(T)         |
|         6 | 27-2-2020 |                      1 | Goalpara          |

|   Sl. No. | Date       |   No. of people killed | Forest Division        |
|-----------|------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|         7 | 16-2-2020  |                      1 | Karimganj              |
|         8 | 16-4-2020  |                      2 | Goalpara               |
|         9 | 10-4-2020  |                      1 | Golaghat               |
|        10 | 27-4-2020  |                      1 | Kamrup East            |
|        11 | 19-4-2020  |                      1 | Kamrup East            |
|        12 | 21-4-2020  |                      1 | Nagaon(T)              |
|        13 | 23-4-2020  |                      1 | Nagaon(T)              |
|        14 | 27-5-2020  |                      2 | Dhansiri               |
|        15 | 2-5-2020   |                      1 | Doomdooma              |
|        16 | 24-5-2020  |                      1 | Goalpara               |
|        17 | 7-5-2020   |                      1 | Nagaon                 |
|        18 | 28-6-2020  |                      1 | Dhansiri               |
|        19 | 3-6-2020   |                      1 | Dhansiri               |
|        20 | 27-6-2020  |                      1 | Dhansiri               |
|        21 | 28-6-2020  |                      1 | Dhansiri               |
|        22 | 17-6-2020  |                      1 | Goalpara               |
|        23 | 10-6-2020  |                      1 | Lakhimpur              |
|        24 | 13-10-2020 |                      1 | Dhansiri               |
|        25 | 10-7-2020  |                      2 | Dhansiri               |
|        26 | 19-8-2020  |                      1 | Chirang                |
|        27 | 23-8-2020  |                      1 | Dhansiri               |
|        28 | 2-8-2020   |                      1 | Digboi                 |
|        29 | 16-8-2020  |                      1 | Kamrup East            |
|        30 | 8-8-2020   |                      1 | Nagaon(T)              |
|        31 | 29-8-2020  |                      1 | Nagaon(T)              |
|        32 | 8-9-2020   |                      1 | Dhansiri               |
|        33 | 3-9-2020   |                      1 | Dhansiri               |
|        34 | 1-9-2020   |                      1 | Sonitpur West          |
|        35 | 13-10-2020 |                      1 | Dhansiri               |
|        36 | 18-10-2020 |                      1 | Dhansiri               |
|        37 | 30-10-2020 |                      1 | Dhansiri               |
|        38 | 14-10-2020 |                      1 | Digboi                 |
|        39 | 19-10-2020 |                      1 | Digboi                 |
|        40 | 30-10-2020 |                      1 | Goalpara               |
|        41 | 25-10-2020 |                      1 | Sonitpur West          |
|        42 | 4-11-2020  |                      1 | Chirang                |
|        43 | 10-11-2020 |                      1 | Dhansiri               |
|        44 | 1-11-2020  |                      1 | Doomdooma              |
|        45 | 15-11-2020 |                      1 | Goalpara               |
|        46 | 21-11-2020 |                      1 | Goalpara               |
|        47 | 23-11-2020 |                      1 | Goalpara               |
|        48 | 22-11-2020 |                      1 | Sonitpur West          |
|        49 | 4-11-2020  |                      1 | Doomdooma              |
|        50 | 18-11-2020 |                      1 | Lakhimpur              |
|        51 | 27-11-2020 |                      2 | Dhansiri               |
|        52 | 8-12-2020  |                      1 | Goalpara               |
|        53 | 9-5-2020   |                      1 | Dibrugarah Kamrup East |
|        54 | 4-9-2020   |                      1 | Karimganj              |
|        55 | 11-12-2020 |                      1 |                        |

| Sl. No.   | Date       |   No. of people killed | Forest Division    |
|-----------|------------|------------------------|--------------------|
| 56.       | 9-12-2020  |                      1 | Goalpara           |
| 57.       | 8-12-2020  |                      1 | Goalpara           |
| 58.       | 18-9-2020  |                      1 | Sonitpur West      |
| 59.       | 2-12-2020  |                      1 | Goalpara           |
| 60.       | 29-12-2020 |                      1 | Kamrup West        |
| 61.       | 29-12-2020 |                      1 | Hamren             |
| 62.       | 31-12-2020 |                      1 | Doomdooma          |
| 63.       | 23-12-2020 |                      1 | Goalpara           |
| 64.       | 3-12-2020  |                      1 | Karbi-Anglong East |
| 65.       | 10-12-2020 |                      1 | Karbi-Anglong East |
| 66.       | 12-12-2020 |                      1 | Karbi-Anglong East |
| 67.       | 20-12-2020 |                      1 | Karbi-Anglong East |
| 68.       | 21-12-2020 |                      1 | Karbi-Anglong East |
| 69.       | 21-12-2020 |                      1 | Hamren             |
|           | Total      |                     73 |                    |

Year: 2021

| Sl. No.   | Date      |   No. of people killed | Forest Division     |
|-----------|-----------|------------------------|---------------------|
| 1.        | 11-1-2021 |                      1 | Nagaon              |
| 2.        | 15-1-2021 |                      1 | Hamren              |
| 3.        | 17-1-2021 |                      1 | Chirang             |
| 4.        | 21-1-2021 |                      1 | Manas Tiger Reserve |
| 5.        | 25-1-2021 |                      1 | Golaghat            |
| 6.        | 8-2-2021  |                      1 | DoomDooma           |
| 7.        | 27-1-2021 |                      1 | Dhansiri            |
| 8.        | 4-3-2021  |                      1 | Goalpara            |
|           | Total     |                      8 |                     |

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3964  DUE FOR REPLY ON 19.03.2021 REGARDING 'INCIDENCE OF POACHING/DEATH OF WILD ANIMALS' RAISED BY SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL

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## Details of financial help provided for victims/families

( as informed by Government of Assam)

| Year    |   Numbers of Human Death |   Amount Released (Rs. In lakhs) |   Numbers Injured |   Amount Released (Rs. In lakhs) |
|---------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2016-17 |                      151 |                            167.4 |               119 |                            13    |
| 2017-18 |                      202 |                            400.6 |               120 |                            22.25 |
| 2018-19 |                       17 |                             68   |                 0 |                             0    |
| 2019-20 |                      125 |                            432.6 |               160 |                            28.27 |

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