Aakash Ahuja
Rudrapur: Efforts are underway to install
sign boards
along
elephant corridors
passing through the forests of Surai, Kilpura and Khatima ranges in the Udham Singh Nagar district to aid
forest personnel
in understanding the routes and better navigation, officials said on Saturday.
Sightings of elephants have recently been reported in the
Surai range
, indicating ongoing movement within the corridor.
However, there have been instances of elephants straying into populated areas due to road blockages, leading to crop damage.
Sub-divisional officer of Khatima forest range, Sanchita Verma, said, “In collaboration with Wildlife Trust of India, we have initiated preparations for placing sign boards in all the elephant corridors with an aim to facilitate safe movement of elephants within the forests.”
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