Amidst the rising cases of human-elephant conflict in Odisha, the state government has requested the Tamil Nadu forest department to supply four ‘Kumki’ elephants to chase away wild jumbos straying into human habitats. Additional Chief Secretary of Forest, Environment, Climate Change, Satyabrata Sahu, wrote in the letter, "In recent years, we have been facing significant challenges in mitigating human-elephant conflicts. Your help in getting trained Kumki elephants would greatly assist us in addressing these conflicts effectively and humanely."
