CPEMC reconstituted with mandate to preserve, shield elephants

Express News Service

Raipur: The Centre has issued a round on reconstitution of the Central Project Elephant Monitoring Committee (CPEMC) for statement and implementation of instructions, directions or tips both of the union ministry or the court docket’s directive associated to conservation and safety of untamed elephants.

The revised phrases of reference for the CPEMC as issued by the ministry of forest, atmosphere and local weather change (MoEbesides the common monitoring will even undertake area visits to the states for  analysis of emergent human-elephant battle scenario on the advise of the Centre and to submit report back to the designated competent authorities, to evaluate basically human-elephant battle conditions throughout the nation and recommend the measures to take care of such conflicts successfully. 

The committee will additional regulate the implementation of the works below ‘Project Elephant’ and Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats (IDWH).

The committee will meet a minimum of twice in a 12 months. It might be at liberty to represent a sub-committee out of its members to fulfill the emergent scenario. The phrases of members aside from ex-officio members shall be two years and extendable by one 12 months.