Tusker damages house, crops, makes off with 50kg cattle feed near
Chinnathadagam in TN
The New Indian Express
September 1, 2024
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Family members of a banana and maize cultivator were left horrified after
an elephant broke through their chain-link fence and damaged their crops in
Varapalayam near Chinnathadagam in the wee hours on Sunday.
The elephant took away 50 kgs of cattle feed after damaging banana and
maize crops at their farm.
Narrating the incident, R Shanmugam (60) said his family members, who moved
into the new house four days ago from an adjacent old cement sheet house,
were shocked to see the elephant up close after it shattered the roof of
their old house.
“The tusker entered our grove after breaking through the chain-link fence
at 3 am and damaged our old house. We have stocked cattle feed at our old
house. It consumed the bran and oil cakes and also took away 50 kgs of
bran,” he said.
Shanmugam said he saw the elephant rushing towards the Ponnuthuamman temple.
The pachyderm barely spent ten to fifteen minutes in the grove, the family
members said.
“Seven of our family members saw the tusker only 15 feet away. We did not
expect it to move away all of a sudden after we made noise. After we
shouted, it went away carrying a bag of bran ,” Shanmugam said.
Forest officials were informed about the incident on Sunday morning. They
visited the place for an investigation.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Sep/02/tusker-damages-house-crops-makes-off-with-50kg-cattle-feed-near-chinnathadagam-in-tn
Tusker damages house, crops, makes off with 50kg cattle feed near
Chinnathadagam in TN
The New Indian Express
September 1, 2024
See link
<https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Sep/02/tusker-damages-house-crops-makes-off-with-50kg-cattle-feed-near-chinnathadagam-in-tn>
for photo.
Family members of a banana and maize cultivator were left horrified after
an elephant broke through their chain-link fence and damaged their crops in
Varapalayam near Chinnathadagam in the wee hours on Sunday.
The elephant took away 50 kgs of cattle feed after damaging banana and
maize crops at their farm.
Narrating the incident, R Shanmugam (60) said his family members, who moved
into the new house four days ago from an adjacent old cement sheet house,
were shocked to see the elephant up close after it shattered the roof of
their old house.
“The tusker entered our grove after breaking through the chain-link fence
at 3 am and damaged our old house. We have stocked cattle feed at our old
house. It consumed the bran and oil cakes and also took away 50 kgs of
bran,” he said.
Shanmugam said he saw the elephant rushing towards the Ponnuthuamman temple.
The pachyderm barely spent ten to fifteen minutes in the grove, the family
members said.
“Seven of our family members saw the tusker only 15 feet away. We did not
expect it to move away all of a sudden after we made noise. After we
shouted, it went away carrying a bag of bran ,” Shanmugam said.
Forest officials were informed about the incident on Sunday morning. They
visited the place for an investigation.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Sep/02/tusker-damages-house-crops-makes-off-with-50kg-cattle-feed-near-chinnathadagam-in-tn