State plans electric fence to keep elephants away

Times of India
30 Jul 2008

MUMBAI: The state government has mooted a plan to put up a fence with electric current at the Maharashtra, Goa-Karnataka border to overcome the increasing menace of elephants in the state.

At a meeting held in Mantralaya on Tuesday, revenue minister Narayan Rane suggested a fence that will work on solar energy to stop elephants from entering the Konkan region. The meeting was attended by the state finance minister Jayant Patil and forest minister Babanrao Pachpute as well as other officials from the forest department.

"Patil has asked for a proposal to set up a fence with electric current on the border to curb the increasing elephant menace,'' said Rane. The length of the fence will be 120 km. The per km cost for setting up a fence would be Rs 70,000. "The budgetary provision for this project will be made from the contingency fund,'' he added.

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