Chamarajanagar MP R. Dhruvana-rayan has urged the Union Forest and Environment Ministry to release more funds for wildlife conservation in Karnataka.
Speaking during Question Hour in the Lok Sabha yesterday, Dhruvanarayan said that 97 people have lost their lives and 197 others have sustained injuries in man-animal conflicts across Karnataka over the last 3 years. Also, 5 tigers and a leopard have been killed in the conflict. As such, it is important to allocate more funds for digging up trenches, installing solar fence and to take up such other measures, he said.
