CM Dr. Mohan Yadav has said that the state government is working with commitment towards farmers’ welfare and conservation of nature and wildlife. Under Farmers’ Welfare Year, efforts are being made to protect farmers’ crops from damage caused by wild animals, particularly blackbucks and nilgai, while ensuring safety of wildlife. Keeping farmers’ problems in mind, a rescue campaign for blackbucks and nilgai using Boma method was launched in Shajapur district last year. With assistance from a specialised team from South Africa, wildlife is being safely captured and transported to designated protected forest areas. CM Dr. Yadav said special care is being taken during rescue operations to ensure that wildlife did not suffer any injury.
CM Dr. Yadav visited Ranthambhawar village in Shajapur district on Wednesday and reviewed second phase of the rescue campaign being conducted under Project Antelope Translocation to move blackbucks to safe locations. It is noteworthy that the campaign is being conducted in various areas of Shajapur district from October 9 to October 31, 2026. Under the second phase, a target has been set to relocate 2,000 blackbucks.CM Dr. Yadav said that more than 1,236 blackbucks and nilgai had been safely rescued from Shajapur district so far. Rescued blackbucks are being transported to designated forest areas, including forests of Sheopur, Gandhi Sagar and Rani Durgavati Reserve Forest. Eleven trucks have been arranged for this purpose. Veterinary doctors, necessary equipment and other essential arrangements have been ensured for safe transportation of wildlife.
First-of-its-Kind Rescue Operation in South Asia
CM Dr. Yadav said that this wildlife rescue campaign based on Boma method, with assistance from a helicopter, ias the first initiative of its kind in South Asia. This initiative would help conserve wildlife while protecting farmers’ crops from damage. He appreciated efforts made by Forest Department and administrative teams involved in the campaign and expressed confidence that success of this project would inspire other states in the country to undertake similar initiatives.
CM Dr. Yadav obtained information from Forest Department and administrative officials about progress of the campaign and arrangements made for its implementation. He also inspected rescue of blackbucks and nilgai being carried out through Boma method from a camouflaged watchtower. On this occasion, CM Dr. Yadav also posed for a group photograph with Forest Department and administrative teams.
Shajapur MLA Shri Arun Bhimawad, Kalapipal MLA Shri Ghanshyam Chandravanshi, District Panchayat President Shri Hemraj Singh Sisodia, Principal Secretary of Forest Shri Raghavendra Kumar Singh, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force Shri Shubharanjan Sen, Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden Dr. Samita Rajora, Ujjain Divisional Commissioner Shri Ashish Singh, ADG Shri Rakesh Gupta, Chief Conservator of Forests Dr. Kiran Bisen, Collector Dr. Parikshit Sanjayrao Jhadey, Superintendent of Police Shrimati Priyanka Shukla, principal rescue and translocation campaign’s nodal officer, public representatives, administrative officials and villagers were present on the occasion.
