Elephants raids on IMA campus in Odisha spike as migration routes get
blocked
Sudarsan Maharana,The New Indian Express
June 17, 2024
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https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2024/Jun/17/elephants-raids-on-ima-campus-in-odisha-spike-as-migration-routes-get-blocked
for photo.
BHUBANESWAR : The human-animal conflict along the periphery of Chandaka
seems to have worsened in recent times with elephants from the wildlife
sanctuary straying into the campus of Institute of Mathematics and
Applications (IMA) at Andharua seven times in the last one month.
According to the officials of IMA, the tension has escalated since May with
the jumbos entering the campus repeatedly on May 15, 17, 23, 26, 27, 28 and
June 5. The elephants have entered the campus at least 12 times in the last
one year. The pachyderms mostly enter the institute premises between 7 pm
and 5 am.
Worried over the increasing incidents of human-elephant encounters, the
institute authorities have sought immediate intervention of the Forest
department. In a letter to the Chandaka DFO, the director of IMA said wild
elephants are entering the institute premises regularly by breaking the
campus boundary wall.
The R&B division-V, Bhubaneswar had repaired the boundary wall 15 days
back. However, the elephants broke it again and are entering the campus
through the same route. As the campus houses students, immediate steps
should be taken to avoid any untoward incident, the IMA director said while
seeking a permanent solution to the problem.
Chandaka officials said shrinking habitat and blocking of migration paths
are the reasons behind the jumbos straying into human habitations.
The movement of elephants in Chandaka usually takes place on Dasapur,
Andharua and Barunei routes. Andharua is one of their usual migration
passages. Besides, there are large chunks of open land near Dasapur and
Andharua which have so far remained unaffected from construction
activities, making it favourable for movement of elephants in the area,
they said.
Chandaka DFO Sarat Behera said to reduce conflict and prevent movement of
elephants towards human habitations, the Forest department has sent a
proposal to the government for construction of concrete walls along
Chandaka border.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2024/Jun/17/elephants-raids-on-ima-campus-in-odisha-spike-as-migration-routes-get-blocked
Elephants raids on IMA campus in Odisha spike as migration routes get
blocked
Sudarsan Maharana,The New Indian Express
June 17, 2024
See link
<https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2024/Jun/17/elephants-raids-on-ima-campus-in-odisha-spike-as-migration-routes-get-blocked>
for photo.
BHUBANESWAR : The human-animal conflict along the periphery of Chandaka
seems to have worsened in recent times with elephants from the wildlife
sanctuary straying into the campus of Institute of Mathematics and
Applications (IMA) at Andharua seven times in the last one month.
According to the officials of IMA, the tension has escalated since May with
the jumbos entering the campus repeatedly on May 15, 17, 23, 26, 27, 28 and
June 5. The elephants have entered the campus at least 12 times in the last
one year. The pachyderms mostly enter the institute premises between 7 pm
and 5 am.
Worried over the increasing incidents of human-elephant encounters, the
institute authorities have sought immediate intervention of the Forest
department. In a letter to the Chandaka DFO, the director of IMA said wild
elephants are entering the institute premises regularly by breaking the
campus boundary wall.
The R&B division-V, Bhubaneswar had repaired the boundary wall 15 days
back. However, the elephants broke it again and are entering the campus
through the same route. As the campus houses students, immediate steps
should be taken to avoid any untoward incident, the IMA director said while
seeking a permanent solution to the problem.
Chandaka officials said shrinking habitat and blocking of migration paths
are the reasons behind the jumbos straying into human habitations.
The movement of elephants in Chandaka usually takes place on Dasapur,
Andharua and Barunei routes. Andharua is one of their usual migration
passages. Besides, there are large chunks of open land near Dasapur and
Andharua which have so far remained unaffected from construction
activities, making it favourable for movement of elephants in the area,
they said.
Chandaka DFO Sarat Behera said to reduce conflict and prevent movement of
elephants towards human habitations, the Forest department has sent a
proposal to the government for construction of concrete walls along
Chandaka border.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2024/Jun/17/elephants-raids-on-ima-campus-in-odisha-spike-as-migration-routes-get-blocked