Lohardaga: In view of the increasing incidents of human-elephant conflict, an important meeting was held with the bereaved family and villagers in Hanhat village by the team of Lohardaga Forest Division. During this, information about measures to protect from elephants was given and torch related material was distributed. In the same sequence, the forest department team also reached Makandu, Itra, Badmara, Hurhad, Geetilgarh and Rahe villages and made the villagers aware. Necessary guidelines were given to the villagers for protection from elephants and torches, pamphlets etc. were provided as safety material.
In-charge Forest Officer Vipin Toppo, Gautam Ram, Pankaj Kumar Singh, Praveen Kumar (Forest Guard), Home Guard Jawan and Elephant Friend cum Watcher were also present in this campaign.
