Devegowda flags rising human-elephant conflicts in Karnataka; Vaddiraju raises monkey menace

• HD Devegowda raised concerns over human-elephant conflicts in Karnataka during a Rajya Sabha discussion.
• He highlighted elephants destroying crops and killing people due to forests being submerged by floodwaters.
• Devegowda urged for solutions for farmers affected by rogue elephants searching for food.
• Ravi Chandra Vaddiraju of YSRCP brought up human-monkey conflicts in Telangana.
• Vaddiraju noted monkeys raiding agricultural fields, intruding homes, and attacking children, calling it a critical human-wildlife conflict.