Jumbo menace in border districts

Elephants menace and rages are now becoming the continuing problem in border districts and especially at Sundergarh and nearer to Rourkella .. They are coming out of adjacent states and frequently reaching to human habitats. They are damaging the crops and houses and injuring the humans. They have been driven away from that area in the past but they are reaching to that area time and again and making huge damages. The neighboring state forest officials are not allowing the elephants to return to their native place and that is why this herd of elephants is making havoc in and around the areas. From last year at least three persons have been killed and several houses and crops have been damaged through elephant menace. Experts says due to the availability of water, forest and food the elephants are changing the locations.

To add it the storages of “handia” , ripe jack fruit and food grains in tribal house holds are inducing  them to attack the houses. It is also more serious as the same herd is reaching out to outskirts of city of Rourkela and due to this the jumbo menace is really making the matter worse than ever think of it. The forest officials are now tracking the movements of this elephant herd which consists of four calves, four adolescent elephants, four adult females and their movement is closely monitored. This means are being taken into consideration in order to keep the elephants in the safer distance from that of locality and people. Due to the loss of natural habitats in the neighbouring states the animals are now fast becoming intrusive.