The menace of wild elephants in the vicinity of the
Denkanikottai, Anchetti, Sanamavu and Nagonur reserve forests in
Krishnagiri district continues for the past 15 days.
Even
as a team of forest officials and employees chased away a herd of 34
wild elephants from Sanamavu and Podur Pallam reserve forests adjoining
the Chennai-Bangalore National Highway a few days ago, another herd
consisting of 12 elephants entered Podur Pallam in Sanamavu forest on
Monday night and damaged the ragi crops in Jingiripalli and its
surroundings.
A pair of elephants camping in Podur
Pallam area for the past five months was not in a position to accept the
new gang and hence, the pair tried to chase away the new herd. People
living in the surrounding villages are living in fear over the clash
among the elephant groups.
A.K. Ulaganathan, District Forest Officer, told
The Hindu
on Wednesday that a team of officials and employees were on the task of
chasing away the new group. Meanwhile, the survey on the crop damage
would be done by the officials soon and the compensation would be
disbursed to the farmers, Mr. Ulaganathan added.
