The Chhattisgarh Government has approved Rs2.39 crore for the Jamvant Project in the pockets affected by influx of wild bears.
Forest Department officials said on Saturday that the financial support has been approved under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA).
It will help in developing the water sources and fruit bearing plants which in turn would benefit the bears, they stated. Notably, it has been noticed that the increasing population of bears is leading to them increasingly attacking villagers.
The project has been implemented under the Marwahi Forest Circle in Pendra and Gaurela , under Katghora forest division in forest circles Pasaan, Jatga and Kedai, Under Koriya Forest division, the forest circles Khadva,Chirmiri, Baikunthpur and Devgarh, under forest division Manendragarh, forest circles Manendragarh, under Kawardha forest division, forest circles of Kawardha and Pandaria and under Kanker Forest division forest circles Kanker and Charama.