{"id":14402,"date":"2021-03-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/16-03-2021\/project-re-hab-2\/"},"modified":"2021-03-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T00:00:00","slug":"project-re-hab-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/16-03-2021\/project-re-hab-2","title":{"rendered":"Project RE-HAB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has launched research Project RE-HAB (Reducing Elephant Human Attack by using Bees) in the Kodagu district.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Project RE-HAB <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Under this Project, bee boxes will be used as a fence to prevent the attack of elephants.<\/li>\n<li>The bee boxes are set up in the <strong>passageways of human-elephant conflict zones<\/strong> to block the <strong>entrance of elephants to human habitations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>boxes are connected <\/strong>with a <strong>string so that when elephants attempt<\/strong> to<strong> pass through,<\/strong> a <strong>tug causes the bees <\/strong>to<strong> swarm the elephant herd<\/strong>s and <strong>dissuade them from progressing further.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bee boxes have been placed<\/strong> on the <strong>ground as well as hung from the trees. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>High resolution, night vision cameras have been installed at strategic points to record the <strong>impact of bees on elephants and their behaviour in these zones.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The total cost of the project is ?15 lakh and Project RE-HAB is a <strong>sub-mission of KVIC\u2019s National Honey Mission.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The Honey Mission is a programme to increase the bee population, honey production and beekeepers\u2019 income by setting up apiaries.<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cfstatic.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/file_library\/mix_content\/678814222579058800_image.png\" style=\"height:215px; margin-left:100px; margin-right:100px; width:319px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Significance<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It will thwart <strong>elephant attacks in human habitations<\/strong> using honeybees and thus reducing the <strong>loss of lives of both humans as well as elephants.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It will also help in maintaining a balance in nature, along with the conservation of biodiversity. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is being extremely<strong> cost-effective as compared<\/strong> to various other measures such as digging trenches or erecting fences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:735px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; width:468.0pt\">\n<p><strong>Threats posed to Elephant Population<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Poaching<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The demand for <strong>ivory leads to the illegal poaching<\/strong> of both<strong> African and Asian elephants. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Elephants are also <strong>poached for meat, leather, and body parts<\/strong> with the <strong>illegal wildlife trade putting elephants increasingly in danger.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Habitat loss<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The loss of habitat due to <strong>deforestation increases<\/strong> in <strong>mining and agricultural activities<\/strong> has become<strong> problematic, especially for Asian elephants.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0The <strong>fragmentation of habitat <\/strong>also <strong>creates isolation and this makes breeding more difficult.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Human-elephant conflict<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a<strong> significant concern, as human populations<\/strong> increase and <strong>forest cover decreases<\/strong>, forcing<strong> elephants into close proximity with human settlements<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>Incidents i<strong>nclude crop damage and economic losse<\/strong>s, as well as <strong>both elephant and human casualties.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Betwee<strong>n 2015 and 2020, nearly 2,500 people <\/strong>have lost their lives in elephant attacks across India out of which about 170 human fatalities have been reported in Karnataka alone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mistreatment in captivity<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A lack of <strong>legislation regarding<\/strong> the <strong>care and treatment<\/strong> of elephants in <strong>zoos, circuses, and tourism often leads to their mistreatment.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Captivity can be a <strong>serious threat to elephants,<\/strong> and <strong>Asian elephants<\/strong> are often <strong>illegally <\/strong>c<strong>aptured in the wild and trafficked<\/strong> into the lucrative tourism industry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Government initiatives: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Portal on Human-Elephants Conflict: <\/strong>The National Portal on human-elephant conflict called \u201cSurakshya\u201d for the collection of real-time information &#038; also for managing the conflicts on a real-time basis.\n<ul>\n<li>It will help to set the data collection protocols, data transmission pipelines and data visualization tools to enable policy-makers to leverage HEC data for policy formulation and for preparation of Action Plans for mitigation of conflicts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Project Elephant (PE):<\/strong>It was launched in 1992 to provide financial and technical support to major elephant bearing States in the country for the protection of elephants, their habitats and corridors.\n<ul>\n<li>It is a centrally sponsored scheme and seeks to address the issues of human-elephant conflict and the welfare of domesticated elephants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Use of LiDAR technology: <\/strong>\u00a0The government is using LiDAR technology in order to provide fodder and water augmentation in forest areas so that animals will get food and water in forest areas and will not come outside.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:735px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; width:468.0pt\">\n<p><strong>Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament, In April 1957, it took over the work of former All India Khadi and Village Industries Board.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The social objective of providing employment.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The economic objective of producing saleable articles.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The wider objective of creating self-reliance amongst the poor and building up of a strong rural community spirit.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/karnataka\/pitting-david-against-goliath\/article34078099.ece#:~:text=The%20bee%20boxes%20are%20set,dissuade%20them%20from%20progressing%20further.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Source :TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In News Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has launched research Project RE-HAB (Reducing Elephant Human Attack by using Bees) in the Kodagu district. About Project RE-HAB Under this Project, bee boxes will be used as a fence to prevent the attack of elephants. 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