Bandipur National Park which is home to more than 1100 elephants as per the last estimation, is set to get a task force to deal with conflict situation.
The State Budget for 2024-25 allocated ₹10 crore to establish a task force besides providing ₹40 crore to strengthen the existing seven elephant task forces and two leopard task forces elsewhere across Karnataka.
Welcoming the decision, Ramesh Kumar, Director, Bandipur Tiger Reserve said there are hot spots in Hediyala, Omkara, and Moleyuru. Bandipur has the highest elephant population in the State coupled with a high density of human population on the fringes of the national park.
