Guwahati: Aaranyak, a research-oriented biodiversity conservation organisation, has completed the installation of an 11-kilometer-long solar-powered fence encompassing 17 villages on the outskirts of Raimona National Park (RNP) in Kokrajhar district, Assam. This initiative aims to alleviate the ongoing human-elephant conflict (HEC) and provide relief to 870 households residing in the area.
Implemented in two phases, the project received support from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), in collaboration with the local community and the Forest Department of Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), Assam.
Under the supervision of Aaranyak’s resource team, community members were trained in the maintenance and monitoring of the solar fence prior to its installation. The fence, spanning 6.55 kilometers and powered by solar energy, consists of a single wire electric fence. It safeguards 600 households across 11 villages, namely Takampur, Pulodabri, Araisopara, East Takampur, Santipur, Bharatpur, Bharatnagar-Adivasi Basti, Susilpur, Baganpara, Nepalipara, and Nabin Nagar, all falling under Kachugaon Block.
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