Guwahati, May 14 -- Reported by Mrinal Banik

Agartala: The Forest Department has intensified efforts to reduce human-elephant conflict in parts of Khowai district by introducing multiple preventive measures, including elephant-proof trenches and solar fencing, officials said on Thursday.

District Forest Officer Ashok Kumar said elephant-proof trenches (EPTs) constructed near vulnerable settlements have already shown encouraging results in restricting the movement of wild elephants into inhabited areas.

"After the trenches were created around elephant movement zones, incidents of elephants entering nearby villages have reduced considerably," Kumar told reporters.

He said the impact was particularly visible in areas such as Bhumiheen Co...