Assam: Wild elephant terrorises residents of Bardikarai Miri

JAMUGURIHAT: Wild elephants continue to terrorise the residents of the northern part of Jamugurihat in the Sonitpur district of the state. In the past few days, a wild tusker has been destroying houses and farming lands in various parts of the region in search of food.

On Monday night, the elephant destroyed a fair-price shop belonging to one of the local Bhanumati Pathak in the area of Badarikai Miri village. Moreover, the elephant ate six sacks of rice and damaged the other available materials in the shop. It also attacked the residences of several villagers and destroyed the rice brought for distribution to the poor. The residents of the area have demanded that the forest department should take necessary measures to prevent the terror of wild elephants in the area.

However, due to the uncontrollable situation of the terror of the elephant and the load-shedding issue in the area which prevents them to detect the animals, the residents have also demanded the electricity department take necessary action to prevent the issue and ensure safety.

Recently a wild elephant was terrorizing the villagers of Patgaon village under the Rani Forest Division for several days. The wild elephant that came out of the Rani Reserve Forest has been destroying various plants, including banana, jackfruit, areca palm, coconut, etc., in search of food. The wild animal has been visiting the village every night and causing massive damage to property. Apart from the plants, the elephant also damaged the boundary walls of several houses. The local people tried to chase away the elephant by busting crackers but failed. It even charged several people who were passing through the area at night, causing the people of the village to live in fear for their lives soon after nightfall.

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