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Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. India’s first elephant rehabilitation centre will be situated in Kottoor, Kerala. It is an ecotourism village. It is being planned on the lines of the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka.

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The Kerala government is to set up the country’s first elephant rehabilitation centre in Kottoor, an eco-tourism village. This scheme is started by CM of Kerala, 105 crore Rs. has been allocated for it.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Singhbhum Elephant Reserve, the first Elephant Reserve of the Country, was created in 2001 under the Project Elephant, comprising an area of 13,440 Sq. Km.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Thiruvananthapuram. The Elephant Rehabilitation centre at Kottoor in Thiruvananthapuram is set to become the largest care centre and cure centre for elephants in the world. The project is being implemented at a cost of Rs 108 crore with funding from Kerala Infrastructure Investment Board.