Jumbo creates scare on Malakkappara road (Thrissur) Times of India November 30, 2022 Even as the threat from the wild tusker Kabali was slowly waning, a makhna (tuskless male elephant) created a sscare, though briefly, by positioning in the middle of the Athirappilli-Malakkappara road at Mayiladumpara near Aanakkayam on Tuesday. KSEB driver Babu Mohanan said the tempo traveller in which the KSEB staff at Sholayar were travelling to attend a medical camp at Chalakkudy, had remained stranded on the road for some time. Another driver, Saji, who was driving the traveller then, had to reverse the vehicle for some distance as the elephant walked towards the vehicle. However, it did not attack the vehicle, and went back into the forest after some time, through the elephant corridor in that area. Babu said the makhna was being seen in the area for some time and the people of the area fondly call it Kattappa. This elephant walks slanting to side, he said. The forest officials said several wild animals are seen on the road in that area, and there was no need for panic, as most of them do not attack human beings unless provoked. They said they are thoroughly monitoring Kabali, and it had not created any major problem on the main Chalakkudy-Valpara road, in the last couple of days. The ban on the tourist movements on that route, imposed against the backdrop of the threats from Kabali is likely to be lifted from December 1, the forest officials said. In another development, wild elephants strayed into human habitations, and destroyed crops at Varantharapilli Kallichithra tribal colony area. Tribal leader N N Pushpan demanded urgent action to check the attack by wild elephants. Meanwhile, Malayora Samrakshana Samithi leader E A Omana said the forest authorities have informed the samithi that solar fencing work would begin at the Kavarampilli-Nadampadam stretch on Tuesday. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/jumbo-creates-scare-on-malakkappara-road/articleshow/95871459.cms?from=mdr