Elephants too are an election issue in the tribal state Chhattisgarh going to assembly poll later this month.
With the jumbo menace affecting northern part of the state comprising of districts like Surguja, Koria, Jashpur, Korba and Raigarh, ruling BJP has in its election manifesto promised a new scheme for development of a corridor for movement of elephants so that they do not stray into human habitations.
“A new scheme would be implemented for the development of elephant conserved area (i.e elephant corridor) in the regions affected with elephants, the manifesto said.
The party’s concern stems from the apprehension that frequent attacks by elephants in these primarily agriculture areas could anger the farmers, a sizeable chunk of voters.
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