OVER 670 PEOPLE KILLED IN MAN-ANIMAL CONFLICT IN ASSAM IN EIGHT YEARS

Over 670 people have been killed in Assam in the last eight years in man-animal conflict. Maximum number of human casualties during the period have been reported from Sonitpur district in the north bank of Brahmaputra River. Altogether 671 people had been killed by wild animals (elephant and tiger) during the period from 2011 to January 2018. The year 2015 saw the highest number of human casualties with 147 deaths reported. District-wise, Sonitpur district recorded the highest number of deaths with 135 casualties during the period, followed by Udalguri district with 104 deaths and Goalpara 50 deaths. During 2011-2017, ex-gratia amounting to Rs 4.79 crore has been paid by the state government to 414 affected families.