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AP DCM Pawan Kalyan Hails Kumkis For Cutting Fatalities

Andhra Pradesh DCM Pawan Kalyan said Kumki elephants have reduced human fatalities in forest-fringe areas by 70%. Four elephants from Karnataka have assisted in 15 operations, also reducing crop damage. The state is training its own Kumkis, while Jayanth is already deployed in Parvathipuram Manyam as part of wider human-wildlife conflict measures.