Video of elephant almost getting washed away in Nainital district goes viral
Neeraj Santoshi, Hindustan Times
October 19, 2021
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An elephant stranded in the middle of a flooded Gaula river in the Nainital
district of Uttarakhand on Tuesday managed to swim to safety. The video of
the elephant struggling to cross the river has gone viral.
JS Suhag, the chief wildlife warden (Uttarakhand), said as soon the forest
officials came to know about the incident, they rushed to the spot. “The
water was flowing very fast, but the elephant managed to swim back to the
bank. We have alerted our staff in Nainital and surrounding areas including
the Corbett landscape to remain alert and initiate rescue operations
wherever they find wild animals trapped or stuck,” he said.
People in many villages near the Kosi river around the Corbett Tiger
Reserve have been shifted to safer places amid unseasonal rains that have
triggered floods in the region. Hotels and resorts near Kosi have also been
vacated.
Suhag said the reserve was closed for tourists on Monday amid the rains.
“The situation is comparatively better now on the Corbett side. The
situation is graver on the Ramgarh side, which is on the right side of the
Corbett catchment area. Many people think it is near Corbett, which it is
not.”
Biju Lal, the divisional forest officer (Nainital), said they are on alert
since the heavy rains started lashing the district. “Our teams are cutting
trees which have fallen on the roads since Monday. So far, we have cut over
15 trees to clear them for traffic.”
AG Ansari, a Ramnagar-based wildlife activist, said after years the Kosi
river, meandering through the Corbett, has flooded like this. “Many
villagers have voluntarily shifted to safer areas.”
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/video-of-elephant-almost-getting-washed-away-goes-viral-101634640698657-amp.html
Video of elephant almost getting washed away in Nainital district goes viral
Neeraj Santoshi, Hindustan Times
October 19, 2021
See link
<https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/video-of-elephant-almost-getting-washed-away-goes-viral-101634640698657-amp.html>
for photo.
An elephant stranded in the middle of a flooded Gaula river in the Nainital
district of Uttarakhand on Tuesday managed to swim to safety. The video of
the elephant struggling to cross the river has gone viral.
JS Suhag, the chief wildlife warden (Uttarakhand), said as soon the forest
officials came to know about the incident, they rushed to the spot. “The
water was flowing very fast, but the elephant managed to swim back to the
bank. We have alerted our staff in Nainital and surrounding areas including
the Corbett landscape to remain alert and initiate rescue operations
wherever they find wild animals trapped or stuck,” he said.
People in many villages near the Kosi river around the Corbett Tiger
Reserve have been shifted to safer places amid unseasonal rains that have
triggered floods in the region. Hotels and resorts near Kosi have also been
vacated.
Suhag said the reserve was closed for tourists on Monday amid the rains.
“The situation is comparatively better now on the Corbett side. The
situation is graver on the Ramgarh side, which is on the right side of the
Corbett catchment area. Many people think it is near Corbett, which it is
not.”
Biju Lal, the divisional forest officer (Nainital), said they are on alert
since the heavy rains started lashing the district. “Our teams are cutting
trees which have fallen on the roads since Monday. So far, we have cut over
15 trees to clear them for traffic.”
AG Ansari, a Ramnagar-based wildlife activist, said after years the Kosi
river, meandering through the Corbett, has flooded like this. “Many
villagers have voluntarily shifted to safer areas.”
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/video-of-elephant-almost-getting-washed-away-goes-viral-101634640698657-amp.html