The environment ministry documented 500 human deaths last year because of human-wildlife conflict. Khanduri, inspector general of wildlife in the environment ministry. The claims prompted the environment ministry to deny that it had given permissions to kill elephants or peacocks and Javadekar to clarify that his ministry had merely responded to state requests. He said the ministry had approved proposals from Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, while the proposals from Maharashtra and Gujarat are still under examination. Chauhan in 2011 had found wild boars causing significant damage to wheat, rice, sugarcane, maize, groundnut and chickpea among other crops.

Source: The Telegraph June 09, 2016 21:00 UTC