ELEPHANTS WREAK HAVOC IN BALANGIR
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Following the unexpected death of a Royal Bengal
Tiger, now comes a report of movement and damages wrought by a herd of 27
elephants causing anxiety among people of Patnagarh and Loisingha block in
Balangir district. A few months ago, there was movement of a herd of elephants
in Loisingha block causing damages to crops.
Moreover, two elephants died due to anthrax in
Loisingha. After the incident, the elephants moved away to the Gaisillet area
of Bargarh district.
Interestingly, these elephants were sleeping at
village Damkipali in the Patnagarh Forest Range area of Balangir district and
causing damages in Gaisillet.
However, the herd again moved to Gaisillet and
killed a person there only to return to the old place in Balangir district.
Since last three days, they have been moving near
Damkipali village and damaging paddy stored in barns, banana plantations and
some other crops. On Sunday night, they moved to Sankripani village in
Gaisillet block and is expected to cross over into Loisingha area again, said
Patnagarh Range Officer Banmali Sahu.
In another development, at least three more
elephants are moving in Upparjhar and Tandamunda villages in the Balangir
Forest Range and damaging paddy kept in the barns and in other areas. The
elephants even damaged the boundary of a school football field at Upparjhar.
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