Guwahati, May 22 -- Tripura Forest Minister Animesh Debbarma on Thursday announced that a dedicated wild elephant corridor on NH-08 near Teliamura, Khowai district, will be completed by next winter.

Addressing the media persons, Forest Minister Animesh Debbarma stated that the crucial infrastructure project aims to mitigate the escalating human-elephant conflicts along the vital highway, which connects Assam and Agartala and has seen a rise in such incidents in recent years.

With an estimated wild elephant population of only 40 in the state, primarily concentrated in Khowai, Dhalai, and Gomati districts, authorities are intensifying efforts to ensure peaceful coexistence between humans and wildlife, the Minister stated.

"Work on the sa...