Elephant herd nears Midnapore town (India)

Author(s)

Press Trust of India 

Date Published

See link for photo.

A 60-member elephant herd strayed into Kharulia area, about 2 km away from Midnapore town, triggering panic among the locals. Divisional Forest Officer Rabindranath Shah said the herd, which included 25 baby jumbos, was now ‘camping’ at the area and a close vigil was being kept on it’s movement. 
 
The herd also destroyed crops of nearby Mirakata, Nayagram villages and frightened the villagers. Kharulia is about 2 km away from Midnapore town hub. which houses administrative buildings and Vidyasar University. The forest authorities were planning to drive away the herd through Lalgarh, Malabati jngle to Dalma forest.

 

http://www.india.com/news/india/elephant-herd-nears-midnapore-town-1646567/