Man-Animal Conflict
Understanding Depredation Causes
The major cause of depredation in the State is attributed to a higher population of elephants and inadequate and fragmented habitats. Their food and water requirements being very high, elephants traverse extensively through fragmented forests—often through human habitations and cultivations—to fulfill their needs. This invariably results in man-animal conflict.
The Department carries out active protection measures and promotes eco-friendly activities to reduce such conflict and ameliorate the suffering of people living in and around elephant habitats.
Anti-Depredation Measures
Active strategic deployments and local interventions carried out by the wildlife wing to safeguard both human lives and animal safety.
Scaring Operations
Deploying specialized scaring teams using mild acoustics and humane methods to redirect herds back to deep core reserves when they approach crop fields.
Protection Squads
Mobilizing voluntary local protection squads in critical districts to monitor paths, sound early warnings, and coordinate fast response operations.
Sausage Barriers
Constructing biological and physical boundaries (such as dry stone sausage barriers) at corridor bottlenecks to deter crossings into cultivations.
Agricultural Reform
Encouraging community farmers to transition towards alternative crop cultivation that does not constantly attract migrating herds.
Financial Allocations and Relief Payments Distributed under Human Wildlife Conflict for Last 5 Years to Support Affected Families Listed Below:
Compensation for Human Death
| Year of Occurrence | No. of Cases | No. of Families Affected | Amount of Ex-Gratia Payable (₹) | Amount Paid (₹) | Status of Payment of the Balance Ex-Gratia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 3 | 3 | 15,00,000/- | 15,00,000/- | Nil |
| 2022-23 | 5 | 5 | 25,00,000/- | 15,00,000/- | 10,00,000/- |
| 2023-24 | 10 | 10 | 45,00,000/- | 35,00,000/- | 10,00,000/- |
| 2024-25 | 13 | 13 | 1,20,00,000/- | 1,00,00,000/- | 20,00,000/- |
| 2025-26 | 6 | 6 | 50,00,000/- | 21,91,000/- | 28,09,000/- |
| Total | 37 | 37 | 2,55,00,000/- | 1,86,91,000/- | 68,09,000/- |
Compensation for Human Injuries
| Year of Occurrence | No. of Cases | No. of Families Affected | Amount of Ex-Gratia Payable (₹) | Amount Paid (₹) | Status of Payment of the Balance Ex-Gratia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 9 | 9 | 18,00,000/- | 16,00,000/- | 2,00,000/- |
| 2022-23 | 3 | 3 | 6,00,000/- | 4,00,000/- | 2,00,000/- |
| 2023-24 | 4 | 4 | 14,00,000/- | 5,00,000/- | 9,00,000/- |
| 2024-25 | 4 | 4 | 80,000/- | 2,00,000/- | 6,00,000/- |
| 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | 40,000/- | Nil | 4,00,000/- |
| Total | 22 | 22 | 50,00,000/- | 27,00,000/- | 23,00,000/- |
Compensation for Crop Damage
| Year of Occurrence | No. of Cases | No. of Families Affected | Amount of Ex-Gratia Payable (₹) | Amount Paid (₹) | Status of Payment of the Balance Ex-Gratia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 120 | 120 | 22,95,685/- | 6,32,235/- | 16,63,450/- |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 610 | 49,46,529/- | 30,55,995/- | 18,90,534/- |
| 2023-24 | 119 | 119 | 19,95,054/- | 8,21,750/- | 11,73,304/- |
| 2024-25 | 139 | 139 | 28,57,590/- | 9,47,057/- | 19,10,533/- |
| 2025-26 | 191 | 191 | 1,43,85,399/- | Nil | 1,43,85,399/- |
| Total | 1178 | 1178 | 2,64,88,257/- | 54,57,037/- | 2,10,23,220/- |
Compensation for Damage to Properties
| Year of Occurrence | No. of Cases | No. of Families Affected | Amount of Ex-Gratia Payable (₹) | Amount Paid (₹) | Status of Payment of the Balance Ex-Gratia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 17 | 17 | 3,13,000/- | Nil | 3,13,000/- |
| 2022-23 | 47 | 47 | 15,52,300/- | 24,000/- | 15,28,300/- |
| 2023-24 | 15 | 15 | 11,23,70/- | 28,000/- | 10,95,702/- |
| 2024-25 | 7 | 7 | 3,49,220/- | 42,000/- | 3,07,220/- |
| 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | 35,45,845/- | Nil | 35,45,845/- |
| Total | 90 | 90 | 58,72,735/- | 94,000/- | 67,90,067/- |
Compensation for House Damage
| Year of Occurrence | No. of Cases | No. of Families Affected | Amount of Ex-Gratia Payable (₹) | Amount Paid (₹) | Status of Payment of the Balance Ex-Gratia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 11 | 11 | 5,89,000/- | 63,000/- | 5,26,000/- |
| 2022-23 | 32 | 32 | 24,61,776/- | 1,81,776/- | 22,80,000/- |
| 2023-24 | 34 | 34 | 12,08,000/- | 2,06,000/- | 10,02,000/- |
| 2024-25 | 28 | 28 | 8,74,320/- | 1,02,000/- | 7,72,320/- |
| 2025-26 | 47 | 47 | 23,41,050/- | Nil | 23,41,050/- |
| Total | 152 | 152 | 74,74,146/- | 5,52,776/- | 69,21,370/- |
Compensation for Loss of Livestock
| Year of Occurrence | No. of Cases | No. of Families Affected | Amount of Ex-Gratia Payable (₹) | Amount Paid (₹) | Status of Payment of the Balance Ex-Gratia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 2022-23 | 2 | 2 | 54,000/- | 54,000/- | Nil |
| 2023-24 | 2 | 2 | 46,000/- | 16,000/- | 30,000/- |
| 2024-25 | 2 | 2 | 28,000/- | Nil | 28,000/- |
| 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | 49,500/- | Nil | 49,500/- |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 1,77,500/- | 70,000/- | 1,07,500/- |