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
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