AP: Jumbo menace returns to hamlets in Vizianagaram district Times of India October 9, 2021 A herd of wild elephants has created havoc across parts of Komarada and Garugubilli mandal in Vizianagaram district by destroying standing crop. Locals said the elephants damaged paddy, banana, maize, sugarcane and other horticulture crops in villages of Garugubilli. The wild animals were in search of food and water and crossed the villages, destroying the standing crop. The forest department has been mulling creating an emergency elephant holding facility in Vizianagaram district to mitigate the jumbo menace here and in Srikakulam district, which has been a problem for the past decade. The elephants entered the Andhra Pradesh forest area from Odisha in 2007 and have since been venturing into village habitations in the two districts. The forest department has visited some places to identify suitable land for an emergency holding facility. Meanwhile, farmers alleged that they have got little compensation from the government when compared to the scale of crop loss caused by the wild elephants. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/jumbo-menace-returns-to-hamlets-in-vzm-dist/articleshow/86876773.cms