Wild elephants have been a menace for the foresters and farmers forever. The government has poured millions of rupees into controlling the wild animals from encroaching the agricultural lands. From constructing fences to using toxicants, the forest department has found a new way to curb the encroachment of wild animals. The forest department at Dakshin Kannada district has installed a solar fence in the forest to prevent the entry of wild animals and protect crops.
The implementation of solar fencing has exceeded the forest cover limit in forested villages of Dakshina Kannada district, which is located in the Western Ghats region of Karnataka. In addition to enormous agricultural damage, there is also loss of life due to deforestation. Despite the pressure of the people to control the forests, many plans have been made, but none has yielded results, so the forest department has now started solar fencing as the new alternative.
The solar fence is attached from one pole to the other. At the top of the pole, the wire runs on both sides. Both of these wires are laid on the ground with a supply of nine volts of power. The wires are invisible to the naked eye. The wild elephants often step on the wires leading to an electric shock. Unable to determine its exact location, the elephants tend to stay away from the forest. The solar fence has been put up in many parts of Belthangady and Subrahmanya of Daskhin Kannada district.
This fence has been installed at a distance of about four kilometres in Parlani of the Mundaje-Kadirudyavara forest range of Belthangady taluk. It will cost about Rs 12 lakh for the length of 4 kilometres.
Electricity was given to these wires from 6 pm to 6 am, and the elephants did not come to the town after this fence was put up. Resident Shekhar says that the elephants that came were also shocked and ran towards the forest.
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