The government is taking various initiatives to protect human life and property from wild elephant attacks, said Md. Shahab Uddin, minister of environment, forests, and climate change.
Giving instructions to the officials, the minister said the installation of solar fencing, the implementation of awareness programmes and other necessary measures should be taken to control the movement of elephants.
"People have to be saved at any cost, and they have to be compensated as early as possible in case of crop or any other damage," he added.
He said this at the annual development programme progress review meeting held at the meeting room of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change on Sunday.
The Minister also instructed the officials of the Department of Environment to take more effective measures to create public awareness to stop noise pollution in the country.
Among others, Deputy Minister of the Ministry Habibun Nahar, Secretary Dr. Farhina Ahmed, Additional Secretary (Environment and Development) Sanjay Kumar Bhowmik, Director General of the Department of Environment Dr. Abdul Hamid and Chief Conservator of Forests of the Department of Forests Md. Amir Hossain Chowdhury were present at the meeting.