Uttarakhand
Human-Wildlife Conflict in Uttarakhand
- 01 Mar 2024
- 1 min read
Why in News?
According to the State Forest Minister Subodh Uniyal, 444 people in the Himalayan state have lost their lives to human-wildlife conflict since 2017.
Key Points
- The victims were killed in attacks by leopards, tigers, bears, snakes, elephants and crocodiles among others.
- A total of Rs 21.3 crore has been disbursed to family members of the victims.
- In addition to increasing the compensation amount for victims, it is for the first time that the state has made the provision to give ex-gratia to those attacked by honeybee, hornet, monkey and langur.
- Ex-gratia payment is the money which is paid due to moral obligation and not due to legal obligation.
