Twenty-four people, from Forest Department staff and local fishers to the Teesta Barrage gateman, received Gaja Mitra Awards in Siliguri on 7 October for helping rescue an elephant calf swept away by the Teesta River.
Human-Elephant Conflict
Aaranyak has published the account of a Class 9 student from Sivasagar district who took part in its elephant outreach between 2022 and 2025, a programme running in three villages around Panidehing.