Borewells and Sustainable? In the same breath!!

Fewer than 52,000 Asian elephants remain in the wild; the species is listed ‘Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List. (IUCN / WWF)

India is home to roughly 60% of the world’s wild Asian elephant population. (Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change)

India’s first DNA-based census counted 22,446 elephants — not comparable to 2017’s count due to a methodology change. (Wildlife Institute)

Over half of India’s elephants — nearly 12,000 — live in the Western Ghats alone. (Wildlife Institute of India, SAIEE 2025)