She also announced allocation of Rs 10 crore for the current year for a scheme of growing sandalwood trees in reserve forests and patta lands in five districts to provide job opportunities and to ensure additional livelihood security for tribals.
Making a suo motu statement in the Assembly today, Jayalalithaa said incidents of human-wildlife conflict continued to occur in many parts of the state.
"During such conflict situations, for quick action it becomes necessary to set up a team and such a team would comprise of specially trained personnel with modern gadgets," she said.
During 2015-16, at an estimated cost of Rs 8.64 crore, five Rapid Reaction Teams would be set up in Coimbatore, Krishnagiri, Oooty, Gudalur and Tirunelveli, she said.
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The National Tiger Conservation Authority has taken up the task of setting up swift response teams in regions around the tiger reserves to tackle carnivores, she said.
"A scheme of growing sandalwood trees will be implemented in patta lands and reserve forests in proximity to areas where sandalwood grow in abundance in Vellore, Salem, Erode, Dharmapuri and Tiruchirappalli Districts," she said.
"The scheme would entail an expenditure of Rs 10 crore per annum and Rs 100 crore for ten years and I am happy to announce that during the current year Rs 10 crore would be allocated for the scheme," she said.