Project RE – HAB

Question: Project RE – HAB is propounded by which organization?
(a) NITI Aayog
(b) Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
(c) WWF
(d) None of the above
Ans: b
Related Facts

  • KVIC has recently launched Project RE-HAB in Assam.
  • RE-HAB is Reducing Elephant-Human Attacks using Bees.
  • It was at first launched in Karnataka by KVIC.
  • It creates “bee fences” in which honey bees are present and they thwart elephant attacks in human habitations. They dissuade the elephants without harming them.
  • Project has dual advantage as it is cost effective than erecting walls and poles and also increases honey production
  • The Project RE – HAB is a sub mission to National Honey Mission of KVIC.

By Kameshwar Shukla

Reference:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/assam-bee-fences-to-keep-jumbos-away-in-goalpara-villages/articleshow/88100729.cms