Assam, Meghalaya celebrates World Elephant Day in North Garo Hills

Guwahati: The forest departments of Assam and Meghalaya celebrated World Elephant Day for the first time at Thakurbilla in North Garo Hills, Meghalaya, with the goal of fostering long-term inter-state cooperation in mitigating human-elephant conflict (HEC) and coexistence.

The celebration was marked with the theme ‘Safeguarding Elephant Habitats for a Sustainable Tomorrow’ on Friday. The event was organised by the Assam Forest Department, Meghalaya Forest Department, Aaranyak, and British Asian Trust with support of Darwin Initiative.

The programme was attended by over 300 people from both the states including 180 women from the villages affected by HEC.