As elephants perish due to conflict and industrial mortality, civil society has resorted to approaching the judiciary for stringent directions to secure the corridors.

The Supreme Court, in the hearing on 6 April, emphasised the importance of elephant corridors, giving the Central government 10 days to provide a solution to ensure the free movement of elephants in these corridors.

The Court mentioned that the elephant population had drastically reduced due to poaching by smuggler Veerappan, and although the numbers had improved after his death, elephants continue to face threats from other factors such as collisions with trains in their habitats.

The matter was previously heard by a CJI-led bench, where the petitioners had suggested that the government implement a mechanism to tackle man-animal conflict, and to reduce roadkill on highways and railroads.