Tusker menace: Forest Department's QRT member injured (State of Jharkhand, India) The Daily Pioneer June 17, 2022 Rajesh Munda, a member of the Forest Department's Quick Response Team, was injured by a wild elephant with his head while driving away wild elephants at Jamua in Chakulia late on late last night. Rajesh Munda, a resident of Jamua village, was taken to the Community Health Center in Chakulia with the help of 108 ambulances for treatment. He has a serious shoulder injury. At the same time, the left hand side is also broken. After doing first aid, Rajesh Munda has been referred to MGM Hospital in Jamshedpur for better treatment. An official said that following instructions from his office the local range officers held meetings with the local villagers and gave them the guideline how to evade danger if the herds of elephants stray into the human habitat in their bid of searching for food. He pointed out that he was going to take corrective measures immediately so that the elephants may not destroy any more of the paddy crops by straying into the human habitats. In many villages, people are forced to spend their nights on trees in fear. Some even light fires and drumming up traditional instruments to keep tuskers at bay. People are in a state of havoc due to such menace. Sometimes villagers migrate to safer places for a week or more to avoid the sudden night-time attacks of the wild elephant herds. He said that rampaging elephants are a cause of concern. Some measures have been adopted and there is need to do more to protect the people. He added that when the villagers force them to migrate to Manjhari area they enter Choya area under Jhinkpani. There are two groups of tuckers active in the area and one of which also consists of baby elephants. Meanwhile, the officials of the forest department said the department is installing solar electric to safeguard villagers. When the animals would come into contact with the fence, they would experience mild electric shock, which would force them to leave the place immediately. The fencing will not lead to the death of animals. The farmers have been asked to inform the nearest range office in case of crop raiding so that special teams will be deputed to drive the elephants into the deep jungle. https://www.dailypioneer.com/2022/state-editions/tusker-menace--forest-department-s-qrt-member-injured.html