In March 2021, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has launched the research project RE-HAB (Reducing Elephant Human Attack by using Bees) in which of the following states?

The correct answer is Karnataka : Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has launched research project RE-HAB (Reducing Elephant Human Attack by using Bees) in the Kodagu district in Karnataka . KVIC president Vinaykumar Saxena inaugurated the RE-HAB pilot project at the College of Forestry in Ponnampet. The project RE-HAB (Reducing Elephant-Human Attacks using Bees) intends to create “bee fences” to thwart elephant attacks in human habitations using honeybees. The pilot project was launched at four locations around Chelur village in the Kodagu district. These spots are located on the periphery of Nagarahole National Park and Tiger Reserve, known conflict zones. KVIC has set up 15 to 20 interspersed bee boxes at each of the four locations. The bee boxes are set up in the passageways of human-elephant conflict zones to block the entrance of elephants to human habitations. The project aims at controlling the human-elephant conflict. The total cost of the project is ₹15 lakh and Project RE-HAB is a sub-mission of KVIC’s National Honey Mission . Depending on the success of the project, it can be extended to West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Assam.