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(THE GIST OF PIB) Re-Hab Project

[December-2022]

It is an initiative under Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC).
It is running this project in 7 states of the country, namely in Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam and Orissa.
Under this project fencing of bee boxes is installed in such areas from where elephants move towards the human settlements and farmers' agriculture.
Fencing of Bee-boxes on the routes of movement of elephants blocks the path of wild elephants.
In this way, through honey-bees, elephants can be prevented from attacking humans and destroying farmers' crops.

Project RE-HAB is a sub-mission of KVIC’s National Honey Mission.
The Honey Mission is a programme to increase the bee population, honey production and beekeepers’ income by setting up apiaries.