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- Uttarakhand Bear Attack: Bear terror is increasing in Pokhri area of Chamoli district, now this threat has directly reached the school premises.
- The incident took place at Harishankar Junior High School, in which class six student Aarav was attacked by a bear.
- Aarav’s life was saved by the bravery of the teachers and children, although he suffered serious injuries on his chest and back.
- To increase security, the Forest Department formed a team of forest guards and installed solar lights in sensitive areas.
- The video of the incident went viral, due to which there is an atmosphere of panic in the school and many children are hesitant in going to school due to fear.
Increasing threat of bear in Uttarakhand
Bear terror is increasing day by day in Pokhri area of Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Due to increasing conflict between wildlife and human habitation, bears are now directly entering human areas. The most worrying example of this menace was seen at Harishankar Junior High School on Monday, when a bear entered the school premises and carried away class six student Aarav.
This incident not only signals danger to children and teachers, but also shows how serious human-wildlife conflict has become in the hilly areas.
Sudden attack of bear in school premises
According to eyewitnesses, normal studies were going on in the school on Monday morning. Meanwhile suddenly the bear entered the school. He broke the doors of some classrooms and attacked Aarav, a student studying in class six.
The bear picked up Aarav in his lap and tried to carry him inside the premises. During this time there was chaos in the school. Children started screaming in fear and many students hid in classrooms. Seeing the incident, teachers and some brave students took immediate action.
Innocent’s life saved due to bravery
Teachers and some elder students showed fearlessness to save Aarav. They distracted the bear by making noise and chased it. Because of this bravery the bear finally ran away leaving the child behind.
However, Aarav suffered serious injuries on his chest and back in the bear attack. Another girl was also injured in this attack. There is an atmosphere of fear among local people and parents, and many children are afraid to come to school.
Video of bear attacks goes viral
The video of this entire incident has gone viral on social media. In the video, children are seen crying and scared. This incident has happened twice in the last few days. Two days ago also, a student of the same school was attacked by a bear while going to school.
This shows that the threat of bears is not limited to the forest only, but has reached sensitive places like human habitation and schools.
Forest Department action
In view of the increasing fear of bears, Uttarakhand Forest Department has made special security arrangements. Six-member by Thano One Range team of forest guards Has been formed.
In the hilly areas, children are now being sent to school under the supervision of forest guards. In view of the threat of bears, solar lights have been installed in sensitive areas. Apart from this, cages have also been installed to catch the bears.
The Forest Department says that conflict between humans and wildlife is increasing in the hilly areas and constant monitoring is necessary to control it.
Feedback from parents and school
The school management and parents have taken the incident seriously. Many parents are hesitant in sending their children to school. The school administration has prepared an emergency plan and implemented new rules for the safety of the children.
Parents say that the entry of bears in the school premises is a matter of utmost concern and the government and the forest department should take immediate steps for this.
Need for protection from bear attacks
Bear attacks are increasing in Chamoli and other hilly areas. According to forest department data, more than 15 such cases have been reported in the last six months in which bears attacked humans.
Experts say that security arrangements are extremely important in sensitive areas to maintain distance between wildlife and humans. Monitoring and warning systems should be further strengthened in schools, roads and children’s residential areas.
Bear terror has now directly reached schools in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. This incident has posed a serious challenge to the safety of children, teachers and parents.
The forest department and local administration will have to take immediate steps to deal with bear attacks. For the safety of children, deployment of forest guards, lighting and installation of cages in sensitive areas are necessary.
This incident is a warning not only to the local people but to the entire state that maintaining a balance between forest and human settlement has become more important now than ever.
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