Guwahati, March 14 -- A two-kilometer-long solar-powered fence has been energized at Lahapara revenue village in Assam's Goalpara district and handed over to the local community in order to secure the lives and property of about 450 villagers from 70 households of the dominant Rabha tribe community in a human-elephant conflict (HEC) situation.

The Lahapara village is situated under the Lakhipur circle of the Goalpara district, which is within a HEC hotspot zone.

Recently, the Range officer of Lakhipur Range, Dharmendra Das, inaugurated the fence, cutting the ceremonial ribbon in the presence of around 80 people, including women.

The meeting for the occasion was organized by the village community led by Bankim Rabha of Lahapara village ...