Coimbatore: The natural conservation foundation project to reduce the conflict of the elephants in Valpayai has received a ‘strategic partnership grant’ of Rs 35 Lakh from the Habitat Trust.
Nature Conservation Foundation has produced a mobile-based early warning system to avoid fatal meetings with elephants.
The statement from Habitats Trust, was founded by Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chair of HCL Technologies, said about 70,000 people and 120 elephants depend on the same space and resources in Valparai which often caused conflict incidents.
“Nature Conservation Foundation has examined this scenario and with the help of relevant stakeholders, they have implemented a simple, unique, and participatory mobile-based early warning system via bulk sms, warning voice calls and gsm-based warning systems to facilitate people to Avoid fatal meetings.
With elephants, “said the statement.
“This technology, along with awareness and sensitization programs, aims to create a win-win situation for elephants and people and facilitate their coexistence in the region, ” he added.
This grant will help the Nature ConvServation Foundation effort on conflict mitigation measures Human-elephant.