A project, 'Community Elephant Fodder Plantation' to plant banana plants in the Karbi foothills was launched by Green Guard Nature Organization today with local villagers in areas of intense human-elephant conflict, on the last day of the 'Bon Mahotsav' week. In the first phase, stumps of the variety locally known as 'Bhim Kol', a giant variety relished by elephants, were collected from Lunsung village. Villagers have also started collecting jackfruits seeds for plantation as the fruit is also a favorite of the pachyderms. More stumps and seeds will be collected from other villages in the area in the coming days. In the second phase, these stumps will be transported by a lorry up to the Karbi foothills and planted in areas left barren by jhum or shifting cultivation.
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