Nishi Dwivedi answered this
1) Protection of elephants and their habitat.
2)Welafare of domestic elephants.
This scheme was supported by central government. This project provided support to the states having elephants in large numbers. karnataka was one of the states which was covered under this scheme.
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Udita Singh answered this
Project Elephant was launched in 1992 by the Government of India Ministry of Environment and Forests to provide financial and technical support of wildlife management efforts by states for their free ranging populations of wild Asian Elephants. The project aims to ensure long term survival of viable conservation reliant populations of elephants in their natural habitats by protecting the elephants, their habitats and migration corridors. Other goals of Project Elephant are supporting research of the ecology and management of elephants, creating conservation awareness among local people, providing improved veterinary care for captive elephants . Project Elephant (PE), a centrally sponsored scheme, was launched in February 1992 to provide financial and technical support to major elephant bearing States in the country for protection of elephants, their habitats and corridors. It also seeks to address the issues of human-elephant conflict and welfare of domesticated elephants. The Project is being implemented in 13 States / UTs, namely, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal The initial modest Plan Outlay of Rs 23 crores in the 8th Plan was enhanced to Rs 60 crores in the 10th Plan.
The main goals of the Project are as follows:
- Ecological restoration of existing natural habitats and migratory routes of elephants.
- Development of scientific management planning for conservation of elephant habitats and viable elephant populations in India;
- Promotion of measures for mitigation of man elephant conflict in crucial habitats;
- Moderating impact of human and domestic stock activities in crucial elephant habitats;
- Strengthening of measures for protection of wild elephants from poachers and unnatural causes of death;
- Research on Elephant management related issues;
- Increase public conservation education and awareness programs about elephants;
- Eco-development of elephant habitats;
- Provide improved veterinary care for elephants.
- To have more tusked elephants.
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Udita Singh answered this
Project Elephant was launched in 1992 by the Government of India Ministry of Environment and Forests to provide financial and technical support of wildlife management efforts by states for their free ranging populations of wild Asian Elephants. The project aims to ensure long term survival of viable conservation reliant populations of elephants in their natural habitats by protecting the elephants, their habitats and migration corridors. Other goals of Project Elephant are supporting research of the ecology and management of elephants, creating conservation awareness among local people, providing improved veterinary care for captive elephants . Project Elephant (PE), a centrally sponsored scheme, was launched in February 1992 to provide financial and technical support to major elephant bearing States in the country for protection of elephants, their habitats and corridors. It also seeks to address the issues of human-elephant conflict and welfare of domesticated elephants. The Project is being implemented in 13 States / UTs, namely, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal The initial modest Plan Outlay of Rs 23 crores in the 8th Plan was enhanced to Rs 60 crores in the 10th Plan.
The main goals of the Project are as follows:
- Ecological restoration of existing natural habitats and migratory routes of elephants.
- Development of scientific management planning for conservation of elephant habitats and viable elephant populations in India;
- Promotion of measures for mitigation of man elephant conflict in crucial habitats;
- Moderating impact of human and domestic stock activities in crucial elephant habitats;
- Strengthening of measures for protection of wild elephants from poachers and unnatural causes of death;
- Research on Elephant management related issues;
- Increase public conservation education and awareness programs about elephants;
- Eco-development of elephant habitats;
- Provide improved veterinary care for elephants.
- To have more tusked elephants.
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