Villagers live in fear as lone tusker enters residential area near
Coimbatore
The Hindu
July 31, 2024
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Tension prevailed in a village near Thondamuthur in Coimbatore district on
Tuesday night after a lone tusker entered a thickly populated residential
area.
Forest Department officials said that the adult male elephant strayed from
the nearby forest to Muthipalayam village on Tuesday night. Panicked
villagers tried to chase the tusker by making noise from the terrace of
their houses.
After losing its way, the elephant broke open the gate of a house and
entered the compound. It then tried to scale the compound wall on the
opposite side, eventually damaging the structure.
The tusker damaged a few more compound walls while being driven out. Later,
the tusker entered a farm in the locality and damaged crops, including
banana trees. Frontline staff of the Department managed to chase the
elephant back into the forest by 5 a.m.
Villagers demanded the Forest Department to prevent wild elephants from
entering villages in and around Thondamuthur, citing recurring incidents of
the pachyderms visiting residential areas and farms and also the recent
death of a youth, after being trampled by a tusker.
Meanwhile, another tusker came near the main tower of the Marudhamalai
Subramaniaswamy Temple. Frontline staff of the Department chased the tusker
back into the forest.
In view of frequent and unexpected movement of wild elephants near the
temple and at the foothills, frontline staff are camping at the location
for swift response.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/villagers-panicked-as-lone-tusker-enters-residential-area-near-coimbatore/article68468834.ece
Villagers live in fear as lone tusker enters residential area near
Coimbatore
The Hindu
July 31, 2024
See link
<https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/villagers-panicked-as-lone-tusker-enters-residential-area-near-coimbatore/article68468834.ece>
for photo.
Tension prevailed in a village near Thondamuthur in Coimbatore district on
Tuesday night after a lone tusker entered a thickly populated residential
area.
Forest Department officials said that the adult male elephant strayed from
the nearby forest to Muthipalayam village on Tuesday night. Panicked
villagers tried to chase the tusker by making noise from the terrace of
their houses.
After losing its way, the elephant broke open the gate of a house and
entered the compound. It then tried to scale the compound wall on the
opposite side, eventually damaging the structure.
The tusker damaged a few more compound walls while being driven out. Later,
the tusker entered a farm in the locality and damaged crops, including
banana trees. Frontline staff of the Department managed to chase the
elephant back into the forest by 5 a.m.
Villagers demanded the Forest Department to prevent wild elephants from
entering villages in and around Thondamuthur, citing recurring incidents of
the pachyderms visiting residential areas and farms and also the recent
death of a youth, after being trampled by a tusker.
Meanwhile, another tusker came near the main tower of the Marudhamalai
Subramaniaswamy Temple. Frontline staff of the Department chased the tusker
back into the forest.
In view of frequent and unexpected movement of wild elephants near the
temple and at the foothills, frontline staff are camping at the location
for swift response.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/villagers-panicked-as-lone-tusker-enters-residential-area-near-coimbatore/article68468834.ece