‘Gaj Yatra’ honours Meghalaya’s elephant corridor effort

‘Gaj Yatra’ honours Meghalaya’s elephant corridor effort

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1. Recently the Gaj Yatra began from Tura town in Meghalaya

Important Facts:

2. Gaj Yatrais a nationwide campaign launched by the Wildlife Trust of India in collaboration with Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change
3. The campaign aims to protect the elephant and its habitat.
4. The event involves taking an elephant mascot across districts frequented by elephant herds for generating awareness among the people.
5. In India, there are 100 elephant corridors. Meghalaya has 4 elephant corridors
6. In Garo Hills, expansion of human settlements have resulted in fragmented elephant habitats and consequent man-animal conflict
7. In 2014, villagers in Garo Hills had set aside a part of their community-owned land to create village reserve forests. This had provided passage for elephant movement.