Mokhada, Nov 16 (PTI) The forest department has begun deployment of Artificial Intelligence-enabled surveillance systems in Palghar district in Maharashtra to track leopards and alert residents in real time since sightings of the big cat has been on the rise in the past few days, a senior official said on Sunday.

The department has received two such AI-enabled machines for Mokhada and Dahanu talukas, Range Forest Officer Vinod Dalvi told PTI.

The first AI camera has been installed at Warghadpada, a hotspot of frequent sightings, he said.

"AI technology will now be used to trap a leopard that has been moving across the region in recent days. The AI-enabled system consists of a solar-powered camera fitted with a siren. Whenever a leopard is detected within a radius of 100 metres, the alar

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