Human-wildlife conflict: clamour for relocating resident from Chinnakkanal (opens original article in a new tab)

Amid rising wild elephant attacks in Chinnakkanal, the CPI(M) supported relocating families from 301 Colony, while the CPI opposed the move, advocating for translocating elephants instead.

• CPI(M) welcomed DCC's proposal to relocate families from 301 Colony due to wild elephant attacks.
• CPI opposed the relocation, stating they would not allow displacement and instead called for translocating elephants.
• Residents of 301 Colony and surrounding areas hold title deeds issued by the State government, according to CPI.
• A wild elephant attack resulted in a woman's death and her son's injury, escalating the human-wildlife conflict in Chinnakkanal.