A 52-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Goalpara district on Sunday. The incident took place at the Kumarkhali reserve forest under the Lakhipur forest range in Goalpara district. The Goalpara district has been a high-intensity man-elephant conflict zone, with Lakhipur being the worst hit range. In the Lakhipur range around 35 deaths have been reported since 2020.
A young couple was trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants near the Dhamar reserve forest village under Lakhipur forest range in Goalpara district. This tragic incident highlights the ongoing man-elephant conflict in the area.
A biodiversity conservation organisation Aaranyak on Thursday installed a 4-km stretch of community-operated solar fence to mitigate human-elephant conflict (HE
"The solar fence was inaugurated on Thursday by the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Goalpara, Ranjit Konwar in a ribbon-cutting ceremony arranged by the solar fencing management committee at Bordal village under Lakhipur range revenue circle in presence of 65 community members, representatives from the Assam Forest Department, officials from the district administration," the press release said.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. "The solar fence was inaugurated on Thursday by the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Goalpara, Ranjit Konwar in a ribbon-cutting ceremony arranged by the solar fencing management committee at Bordal village under Lakhipur range revenue circle in presence of 65 community members, representatives from the Assam Forest Department, officials from the district administration," the press release said. India News | Assam: Solar Fence Installed at Goalpara to Mitigate Human-elephant Conflict.