Lok Sabha Question No. 3551 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Wild Elephants Attack
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Prajwal Revanna

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3551

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## Wild Elephant Attack

## 3551. SHRI PRAJWAL REVANNA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  recurring  problem  of  wild  elephant  attack  in  the vicinity  of  forest  areas  of  Alur  sakleshpura  and  Belur  taluks  of  Hassan  Lok  Sabha Constituency and thereby affecting the life and livelihood of the people;
- (b) if so, the details of loss of life and loss of crops in the said area during the last three years along with the details of compensation paid to the affected families;
- (c) whether adequate forest staff and forest watchers are posted in the said area to save the life and prevent crop damage and if so, the details thereof along with the details of number of elephants captured and rehabilitated so far; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to install more steel rope barricade and electric fences in the said area and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a)&(b)  As per the information received from the State of Karnataka, the details of loss of life and crops/property and the ex gratia paid in the last three years is enclosed as Annexure.
- (c) &(d) As  per  the  information  received  from  the  State  of  Karnataka,  in  addition  to  the permanent frontline staff (Deputy Range Forest Officers-cum-Surveyors, Forest Guards and  Forest  Watchers),  non-permanent  watchers  are  deployed  as  Anti-Depredation Camps (ADC) and Rapid Response Teams whose details are given below:

| RRT   | 5 Teams   | 20 Watchers   |
|-------|-----------|---------------|
| ADC   | 21 Teams  | 84 Watchers   |
| Total | 26 Teams  | 104 Watchers  |

A total of 74 wild elephants have been captured and rehabilitated since 2000 till date. Moreover, in addition to ongoing installation of barricade and solar fence, the State of Karnataka has constructed 9.50 km railway barricade and 14.0 km tentacle solar fence so far to mitigate human-elephant conflict.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)  & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3551 RAISED BY SHRI PRAJWAL REVANNA REGARDING 'WILD ELEPHANT ATTACK' DUE FOR REPLY ON 08.08.2022.

## Details of loss of life and crops/property and compensation paid in Hassan Division, Hassan from 2019-20 to 2022-23 (till 2.08.222)

| Years                   | Crop Damage   | Crop Damage   | Cattle Killed   | Cattle Killed   | Human Death   | Human Death   | Pension      | Pension      | Permanent Disability   | Permanent Disability   | Injury       | Injury       | Property Loss   | Property Loss   | Total        | Total        |
|-------------------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|------------------------|------------------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
|                         | No. of Cases  | Amount (Rs.)  | No. of Cases    | Amount (Rs.)    | No. of Cases  | Amount (Rs.)  | No. of Cases | Amount (Rs.) | No. of Cases           | Amount (Rs.)           | No. of Cases | Amount (Rs.) | No. of Cases    | Amount (Rs.)    | No. of Cases | Amount (Rs.) |
| 2019-20                 | 2,097         | 1,21,30,926   | 156             | 11,83,900       | 3             | 15,00,000     | 4            | 96,000       | -                      | -                      | 4            | 97,662       | 13              | 91,500          | 2,277        | 1,50,99,988  |
| 2020-21                 | 3,424         | 2,15,28,687   | 174             | 12,95,100       | 5             | 37,50,000     | 5            | 66,000       | -                      | -                      | 2            | 65,213       | 26              | 2,45,000        | 3,636        | 2,69,50,000  |
| 2021-22                 | 2,670         | 1,55,15,463   | 148             | 8,54,000        | 5             | 37,50,000     | 12           | 2,76,000     | 1                      | 2,00,000               | 6            | 4,37,137     | 50              | 2,29,400        | 2,892        | 2,12,62,000  |
| 2022-23 (till 2.08.222) | 191           | 11,82,425     | -               | -               | 1             | 75,000        | -            | -            | -                      | -                      | -            | -            | 14              | 66,000          | 206          | 19,98,425    |
| Total                   | 8,382         | 5,03,57,501   | 478             | 33,33,000       | 14            | 90,75,000     | 21           | 4,38,000     | 1                      | 2,00,000               | 12           | 6,00,012     | 103             | 6,31,900        | 9,011        | 6,53,10,413  |