A large number of wild elephants have been killed by villagers in the recent past mounting pressure on the government to act before the situation worsens to the level of near extinct of the massive mammal.
The Director General of the Wildlife Department said that the Unit consisting of 25 officials would be established under the headquarters of the Department.
The Unit will coordinate the police, divisional secretariat, and agrarian organizations etc. to take preventive measures based on the complaints received by the Unit.
The Director General of the Wildlife Department said that Unit will be provided with a hotline soon to accept the complaints regarding man-elephant conflicts.
The special unit will act with 13 elephant control units set up in the wildlife zones of the country.
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