To deal with human elephant conflict, which state government has launched anti Depredation Squads of Forest Department on 5th December 2019?

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Who: Assam govt.
What: launched anti Depredation Squads of Forest Department
When: published on 5th December 2019

To deal with human elephant conflict, Assam government launched anti Depredation Squads of Forest Department. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today ceremonially launched 15 Anti Depredation Squads of Forest Department which would be stationed in 15 major human wildlife conflict districts in order to mitigate the problem and to ensure safety of both humans and wildlife.

Forest Department is engaging specially trained 50 frontline staff to handle conflict situations. 100 more staff will be trained in the coming days. The anti depredation squads will be equipped with all logistics required for mitigating the conflict. Currently 150 number of 12 Bore pump action guns and 15,000 rounds of rubber bullet ammunition will be at the disposal of the squads.

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