villags,s, please be v vigilan.be vigilant. >> thehe forest depapartment t stay on n their toes t to keep elephants s and humans o out of confnflict. vinod krishnan is part of nc a coervavation organisisation thatat has been woworking in e area sinince 2015 to d develop technolology-led solututions to alalert locals o of elephans prprence, as a gentle way of enriring no ves s are st onn either side. >> in this study area there have been about 39 human deaths in the last ten years, and most of them, more than 60% of the cases , people didn't know there were elephants in that area. probably, , if they hadd informatation, these i incides could d have beeeen avoided. >> in 201717, the ncf lalaunchn early warnrning stem, , thfirst of its kind in the region, that covers 220 villages in hassan district. it is a free service for which locals can sign up by registering ththeir mobile numr with the organisation. >> thihis is a publilic service announcemement. wild elephanants have e been sighted near the vilillages. we r requ