Odisha: Wild Elephant Kills Elderly Farmer in Balangir (India)
OdishaBytes
December 7, 2022
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BALANGIR: An elderly farmer was killed by a wild elephant near Khairguda
village of Kultapada Panchayat under Tusura police station in Odisha’s
Balangir district.
The deceased has been identified as Machhu Mahananda (64) of Khairguda
village.
According to reports, a herd of 10 elephants was moving in the area for the
last few days. The incident happened on Monday night when the deceased was
guarding his paddy field and drumming a local musical instrument to keep
the jumbos away.
However, the elephants appeared all of a sudden and one of the wild animals
attacked the farmer, leaving him dead on the spot.
Getting information, forest personnel rushed to the spot to take stock of
the situation. As per the rules, Rs 10,000 was paid to the bereaved family
as immediate compensation, said Forest Range officer of Balangir, Keshab
Kishore Nayak.
Describing the incident as unfortunate, Balangir DFO Nitish Kumar said
people are requested not to disturb the movement of elephants. Adequate
compensation will be given for damage to property or crop as per law.
Forest department is working round the clock to avoid such untoward
incidents, he said.
According to official sources, a total of 18 persons have died due to
attack by elephants in the district since 2009-10.
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