Kamakhyanagar: There has been a major elephant scare in Dhenkanal district of Odisha. A heard of elephants has been spotted loitering near a village. People are shocked to see such a huge herd so close to human settlement.
According to reports, elephant scare in Dhenkanal is a matter iof concern. The herd of elephants has been spotted in the Ragada area near a village in Kamakhyanagar block of Dhenkanal district.
Reports further added that, people are panicking as the elephant herd is roaming near the village. The villagers are worried that if the pachyderms enter the village they will destroy the crops and damage the houses.
Farmers are especially worried about the paddy crop. The forest department is monitoring the movement of elephant herds and people are being warned to be careful. The forest department is trying to safely drive the herd towards the forest.
This is a developing story, further detailed reports awaited in this matter.
Recently, a massive elephant herd in Keonjhar district of Odisha created a traffic jam on National Highway. Vehicular movement disrupted after elephant herd remained on NH-20 for a long time.
This scene was witnessed near Dalita on Rimuli-Champua National Highway 20 in Keonjhar district. A herd of 25 elephants stood on the road for a long time while crossing the national highway. As the elephants did not move away from the road, the vehicular movement was disrupted on both sides of the road.
On receiving information, forest department officials reached the spot and alerted people. After a long time, the elephant herd crossed the road and entered the forest, and vehicular movement became normal.
