“Project Elephant (PE), a centrally sponsored scheme, was launched in February 1992 to provide financial and technical support to major elephant bearing States in the country for protection of elephants, their habitats and corridors. It also seeks to address the issues of human-elephant conflict and welfare of domesticated elephants. The Project is being implemented in 13 States / UTs , viz. Andhra pradesh , Arunachal Pradesh , Assam , Jharkhand , Karnataka , Kerala , Meghalaya , Nagaland , Orissa , Tamil Nadu , Uttranchal , Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.” - PIB Press Release

“In an unheard of incident, a wild elephant killed and devoured a man who came in the way of the herd in the Garo hills of Meghalaya. ” - DNA

“Samrakshan Trust, an organisation working on sustainable livelihood for forest- dependent communities in the South Garo Hills of Meghalaya, is paying Rs 150 a month to ?informants? who report details pertaining to elephants.” - The Telegraph

“Officials on wednesday said a scenario like a herd of drunk wild elephants moving dangerously near an election booth, chasing away election officials and destroying electronic voting machines is very much in the realm of possibility.” - The Hindu

“Four elephants were electrocuted at Umdoh village near Byrnihat in Ri-Bhoi district on Monday. Of the four, three were female adults and one male calf. This is the second such incident that took place this year. Last month six elephants died in a village in West Garo hills due to electrocution taking the total number of pachyderm death to 10 in Meghalaya.” - IndianExpress.com

“The man-elephant conflict has assumed an alarming proportion here at the remote rural parts bordering Meghalaya with the incidents of killing as well as colossal destruction of standing crops by the herd of jumbos becoming the order of the day. The ill-fated farmers are reportedly on the receiving end as the menace has taken heavy toll on their already distressed economic state. Yet the Government is far from taking the matter seriously.” - The Assam Tribune Online

“In Meghalaya it isn’t poachers that threaten the elephant population but the high-tension electric wires that have killed nearly 200 in the past four years.” - NDTV.com

“Four elephants were electrocuted at Umdoh village near Byrnihat in Ri-Bhoi district on Monday. Of the four, three were female adults and one male calf. This is the second such incident that took place this year. Last month six elephants died in a village in West Garo hills due to electrocution taking the total number of pachyderm death to 10 in Meghalaya.” - IndianExpress.com

“The relatives of the four persons trampled to death by rogue elephants at Teldhala village, located on the inter-state border with Meghalaya recently, will be given Rs 50,000 each by the forest department.” - The Telegraph