Project REHAB

Khadi and Village Industries Commission(KVIC) has launched a unique project called Project REHAB (Reducing Elephant – Human Attacks using Bees).

About Project REHAB:

Project RE-HAB stands for Reducing Elephant-Human Attacks using Bees. It is an initiative of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).
The project has been launched as a sub-mission of KVIC’s National Honey Mission.
It intends to create “bee fences” to thwart elephant attacks in human habitations using honeybees.
Bee boxes have been placed on the ground as well as hung from the trees.
The boxes are connected with a string so that when elephants attempt to pass through, a tug causes the bees to swarm the elephant herds and dissuade them from progressing further.
This idea stems from the elephants’ proven fear of the bees.
The project aims to mitigate Human– elephant conflicts in the country.
It was launched as a pilot project launched on the periphery of Nagarhole National Park in Karnataka.

National Honey Mission:

Launched byKhadi and Village Industries Commission(KVIC)
To provide sustainable employment and income to rural and urban unemployed youth.
To conserve the honeybee habitat and tap untapped natural resources.
Promote beekeeping for increasing crop productivity and pollination services avenue for beekeepers and farmers.

Khadi & Village Industries Commission:

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament -the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act of 1956.
In 1957, it took over the work of the former All India Khadi and Village Industries Board.

Functions:

It is an apex organization under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, with regard to khadi and village industries within India
It seeks to promote and assist in the establishment and development of khadi and village industries in rural areas.

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