Overview
- Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan inaugurated the 20‑acre Kumki Elephant Training Camp at Musalimadugu near Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary in Chittoor district.
- Forest officials outlined 11 components of Project HANUMAN focused on rapid response, rescue, veterinary care and community awareness to reduce conflict and improve wildlife care.
- Pawan Kalyan ordered a detailed implementation roadmap with a progress review on November 18–19 to identify field challenges and assign targets.
- Approval was noted for radio collars to track herds, and the department was directed to deliver a real‑time elephant‑movement alert app by March 3, 2026.
- Officials cited 23 human deaths, 34 cattle lost and crop damage over 4,000 acres since 2020–21, while the new camp demonstrated kumki operations with six trained elephants.