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A series of devastating elephant attacks in Assam's villages result in casualties, destruction of homes, and escalating human-wildlife conflicts.
The wild animal got separated from its herd and attacked five people in a matter of hours, from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.
In the second incident in Jashpur, which also took place on Friday night, Lalit Kerketta (38) was killed and Mukesh Lakra (33) was injured, Kunkuri Station House Officer Bhaskar Sharma said.
After being alerted, forest personnel rushed to the spot and sent the body for post-mortem.
267 New Delhi, May 22 Project RE-HAB, which uses honey bee boxes as fences to keep elephants away, has successfully helped reduce conflicts between humans and the animal without causing any harm, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) said on Saturday. Announcing the success of the project launched on March 15, the KVIC added that it will be replicated in states reporting elephant attacks on human habitation. "At a time when state governments are spending crores of rupees on digging trenches and creating other physical barriers to prevent elephant attacks, KVIC's innovative Projec...