As per the information received from the State Forest Department of Uttar Pradesh, six persons have lost their lives in man-leopard conflict in Bijnaur District of Uttar Pradesh during the year 2019-2020. The Central Government supplements the efforts of State Governments by providing financial and technical assistance to the State/UT Governments under various Centrally Sponsored Schemes for management of wildlife. Activities such as construction/erection of physical barriers, such as barbed wire fence, solar powered electric fence, bio- fencing etc. are permitted under the schemes for ensuring safety of people living near forest areas.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/question-raised-lok-sabha-fencing-around-forest-areas-13032020
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/fencing-around-forest-areas.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/lok-sabha
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttar-pradesh
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bijnor-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/people-animal-conflicts
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/leopard
