GUWAHATI: Assam has ranked among the top five states reporting the highest number of deaths due to human-elephant conflict, with 383 fatalities recorded in the past five years.
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According to Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, a total of 2,800 people have lost their lives to elephant attacks across India during this period. The numbers had dipped during the COVID-19 year (2020-21), with 444 deaths, but have since surged by nearly 1.5 times, reaching 1,795 fatalities between 2021 and 2024.
Among the worst-affected states, Odisha recorded the highest number of deaths (624), followed by Jharkhand (474), West Bengal (436), Assam (383), and Chhattisgarh (383).