Chairman and Forest Minister Ganesh Naik, at a meeting of the State Wildlife Board's Standing Committee, approved the establishment of control rooms at ten locations across the state, the deployment of artificial intelligence-based alert systems in 1,000 villages, and the construction of two rescue centers and ten treatment centers in the first phase to prevent human-wildlife conflict. This project is estimated to cost approximately ₹260 crore, and Minister Naik directed immediate implementation of these measures to prevent attacks by wild animals on humans.
The State Wildlife Board's Standing Committee, chaired by Forest Minister Shri Naik, met at the Secretariat. MLA Sameer Meghe, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Forestry Chief) Srinivas Rao, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) M. Srinivas Reddy, Deputy Secretary Nikita Pandey, and other committee members were present.
The Forest Department has prepared an action plan to prevent human-wildlife conflict and prevent loss of life in the state. Under this plan, ten control rooms, similar to police control rooms, will be established in different parts of the state. These control rooms will be equipped with state-of-the-art digital systems. Forest department resources, vehicles, and patrol teams will be tracked through these control rooms. If a human-wildlife conflict situation arises, the control room will immediately notify the authorities, and necessary action will be taken, Minister Naik stated.
Additionally, to ensure villagers receive immediate information about the presence of wild animals outside the forest, artificial intelligence-based alert systems have been installed on a pilot basis in villages surrounding the forest. Given the benefits of this system, it will now be implemented in approximately 1,000 villages across the state. This will provide villagers with immediate information about the movements of wild animals and enable them to remain vigilant.
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