Orissa prepares master plan for protection of elephants

Times of India 4 Aug 2007 BHUBANESWAR: A week after withdrawing a proposal for setting up of two elephant reserves, the Orissa government has prepared a master plan for protection of the pachyderm population in the state. "We have chalked out a Rs 52 crore master plan for protection of elephants. The state government has sent it for the Centre's approval," said Forest Department Special Secretary Priyanath Padhi. He said that the plan was aimed to develop elephant habitats in all the 48 forest divisions of the state. Officials said the plan mainly stressed on measures on how to check man-elephant conflict which of late had turned out to be a big problem for the administration. For the full story click on the blog title