ORISSA: Elephant menace in Koraput district

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Elephant menace in Koraput district

 

Jeypore: On Monday night, a herd of elephant demolished the house of

Bishi Saanta of Kusumbhata village under kebidi panchayat of Jeypore

block. Bishi and his wife Salu managed to escape to a safe place.

However, they could not save their two children, Chumita and Gupta who

were crushed to death by the marauding animals. It is not for the

first time that herds of elephants have intruded these areas in search

of food. People have alleged that the forest department does not

inform them about the elephants beforehand. 10 days back Meti muduli

fell victim to the wild elephants. But her family is yet to get any

assistance. After the death of Gupta and Chumita, tension has

prevailed in the area. Meanwhile, the forest department has sanctioned

rupees Rupees 30,000 from red cross fund for Bishi Saanta.