Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi meets families affected by wolf attack in Bahraich; assures locals to make district danger free

Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 15 : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited Bahraich district on Sunday to meet the families affected by the wolf attack and assured the locals that the administration will work under 'Operation Bhediya' on the issue until the district becomes danger-free.

Addressing a gathering on Sunday, Chief Minister Yogi said, "There have been some casualties due to the attacks from the wolves. There have been some deaths due to the terror of wolves for the last two months, and some children have also been injured. When I was informed about this for the first time, I immediately instructed the administration to run a campaign."
"Sometimes wolves come to human settlements in search of prey. The first incident was seen on July 17 after the water level in the Saryu River increased. After that, concerned ministers and forest department officials were sent to Bahraich along with the team," said CM Yogi.
"There is a forest department team whose priority is to rescue the animal, but there are also shoot-at-sight orders as a last resort amid a growing number of wolf attacks in the Bahraich district," added the CM.

Speaking to the public, CM Yogi highlighted the measures taken up by the state government in wake of the wolf attacks and said, "Work has been done with better coordination, and human-wildlife conflict has been classified as a disaster. Anti-rabies venom has also been made available."
"Some people did not have doors in their houses, so the administration has installed doors in their homes. I have also done a survey. The situation is normal, and the state government along with the concerned teams deployed will work until this district becomes danger free," said CM Yogi.
Meanwhile, forest department officials are putting in all efforts to capture the sixth "killer" wolf under the 'Operation Bhediya' campaign that was launched in the state to capture a pack of six wolves that have killed nine people and injured 50 people since July this year.
Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Bahraich, Ajit Singh, said on Friday, "There was no water in these farms. And it has not been raining, yet water is rising in these farms. So, this has narrowed its (wolf's) area of movement. Now, we can ask the residents here and find out which areas never get affected by rising water and flood-like situations. And carry out our search operation there."
On September 13, two women in Mahasi village were injured in an attack allegedly by a wolf.
The two injured were identified as 28-year-old Gudiya, who is a resident of Singhia Nasirpur in Mahasi, and 50-year-old Mukima, who is a resident of Nasarpur in Mahasi.
Earlier on Wednesday, 50-year-old Pushpa Devi was severely injured after the wolf attacked her.
The Uttar Pradesh Forest Department captured the fifth 'killer' wolf on September 10, while one wolf remains elusive. The wolves had been behind several attacks on villagers in Bahraich, and the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department took the wolf to a rescue shelter.
The Forest Department in Bahraich had installed snap cameras at most of the probable habitats of wolves in the area to monitor any movement by them, which would also help the forest department to learn about the movement of the wolves in order to catch them.