AI-enabled surveillance in Satkosia, Debrigarh soon

BHUBANESWAR: Buoyed by the successful use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in safeguarding the Similipal tiger reserve (TR), the Forest department has decided to use the advanced surveillance system in Satkosia and Debrigarh sanctuaries from this year for effective wildlife management in the two protected areas.

The move assumes significance in wake of the state government’s efforts to resume tiger relocation programme in Satkosia tiger reserve and introduce three big-cats – one male and two females – from Central India landscape to Debrigarh and develop it into a TR, for which it has already received in-principle approval from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).