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Kolkata: State Forest minister Rajib Banerjee said on Friday that apart from conservation of forest and wildlife, his priority will be to minimise fatalities resulting from man-animal conflict in the state. "There are only two states in the country that has seen an increase in its forest cover. It was found that the areas located in close proximity to the mangrove cover witnessed lesser devastation. "I will be visiting all the forest areas in the state to examine the potential of development in all these areas. Banerjee who took over as the Forest minister on November 18 had already held a meeting with senior officials of the department on Monday..