The Chhattisgarh government has recently approved auctioning of 17 coal blocks in the state, a controversial move as these coal mines are located in the forests where the state government has also sanctioned the Lemru elephant reserve. Wildlife experts denounce the move to auction coal mines in the forests.

The Chhattisgarh government has recently approved auctioning of 17 coal blocks in the state, a controversial move as these coal mines are located in the forests where the state government has also sanctioned the Lemru elephant reserve. Wildlife experts denounce the move to auction coal mines in the forests.

The Chhattisgarh government has proposed a ‘novel’ initiative to feed wild elephants with all the ‘surplus’ rice it has stored in its godowns, in the hope it will reduce human-elephant encounters. Wildlife experts unhappy at the proposed change in diet.

The Chhattisgarh government has proposed a ‘novel’ initiative to feed wild elephants with all the ‘surplus’ rice it has stored in its godowns, in the hope it will reduce human-elephant encounters. Wildlife experts unhappy at the proposed change in diet.

The Chhattisgarh government claims it has ‘surplus’ rice lying in the godowns, which can be converted to ethanol. But, the central government wants the state to buy rice from the Food Corporation of India to make the biofuel. The project is in limbo. Meanwhile, public health experts suggest the surplus rice be distributed through the PDS.

The Chhattisgarh government claims it has ‘surplus’ rice lying in the godowns, which can be converted to ethanol. But, the central government wants the state to buy rice from the Food Corporation of India to make the biofuel. The project is in limbo. Meanwhile, public health experts suggest the surplus rice be distributed through the PDS.