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Dhanbad, Nov. 11: A herd of 18 straying elephants, which arrived at Raghunathpur village on Tuesday, reached Govindpur after cutting through villages of Dumariatand and Panchrukhi in Tundi today.
Officials of the forest department are keeping a close watch on the herd, which comprises six calves, and have stepped up their vigilance in probability of the herd entering city limits after crossing NH-2, about 6kms away from the present location of the jumbos.
Forest officials, led by divisional forest officer Sanjiv Kumar, who have been camping in the area since yesterday have appealed to the anxious villagers to stay calm. A team of 15 more helpers has been called from Bankura, to assist the 35 experts who have been camping with the forest officials here. Officials of Govindpur police are working in tandem with forest officials to control the villagers.
Earlier, the herd reached Titichapuri village in Govindpur from the hills of Rupan and moved towards the forests near Dumariatand village. The jumbos damaged crops in Patrangi and Lahadih villages while cutting through them. Despite repeated requests from forest officials villagers gathered in groups to watch the herd pass.
“The herd
Earlier, the herd which reached Titichapuri village of Govindpur from
hillocks of Rupan during the early morning moved towards the forests
of Dumariatand Village at around 8.30 am and finally reached at
Panchrukhi village. The herd damaged crops in the fields throughout
the way in different villages including in Patrangi and Lahadih
village through which they passed during the day. The villagers are
panicky and apprehensive despite the constant efforts of forest
deparment officials to convince them that the elephants will not cause
any damage to their houses until they create disturbance for them. At
dumaritand the villagers of different area numbering more than 100
congregated to watch the herd and repeated efforts of the forest
department to control the people failed.
“Though the herd is behaving very peacefully so far but the
disturbance caused to them by the anxious villagers may aggravate
them” said the Divisional Forest Officer, Sanjeev while talking to the
Telegraph and appealed to the people to cooperate with the forest
gurards.
“As the elephants have the habit of walking during the night and
sleeping during the day we are requesting the people not to disturb
the villagers during the day in any way” said the DFO.
“The herd is about six-seven Kilometers away from the National Highway
and our effort is aimed at preventing the movement of the herd towards
the highway so they can return back to their originating destination
and not venture into urban areas” said the DFO.
Picture Key Word Elephant in Govindpur
Ed 11 Elephant in Dhanbad
Praduman Choubey
Dhanbad, Nov. 11:
With the herd of 18 elephants reaching in Govindpur area after
travelling the different villages of Tundi during the Wednesday night
the forest department has steppe up its vigilance and level of
alertness. The department is concerned about the probable movement of
the herd towards the urban areas after crossing the National Highway 2
connection Delhi with Kolkata. A batch of 15 torchmen have been called
from Bankura who would join the 30 torchmen of Dumka who are camping
in Dhanbad since Tuesday when the herd arrived from Jamtara district
to Dhanbad.
The herd comprising of six calves is presently camping in the
Panchrukhi Village of Govindpur, about five kilometers from where the
forest department team led by the Divisional Forest Officer, Sanjeev
Kumar is camping. A Team of Govindpur police is also assisting the
forest department in controlling the anxious villagers.
Earlier, the herd which reached Titichapuri village of Govindpur from
hillocks of Rupan during the early morning moved towards the forests
of Dumariatand Village at around 8.30 am and finally reached at
Panchrukhi village. The herd damaged crops in the fields throughout
the way in different villages including in Patrangi and Lahadih
village through which they passed during the day. The villagers are
panicky and apprehensive despite the constant efforts of forest
deparment officials to convince them that the elephants will not cause
any damage to their houses until they create disturbance for them. At
dumaritand the villagers of different area numbering more than 100
congregated to watch the herd and repeated efforts of the forest
department to control the people failed.
“Though the herd is behaving very peacefully so far but the
disturbance caused to them by the anxious villagers may aggravate
them” said the Divisional Forest Officer, Sanjeev while talking to the
Telegraph and appealed to the people to cooperate with the forest
gurards.
“As the elephants have the habit of walking during the night and
sleeping during the day we are requesting the people not to disturb
the villagers during the day in any way” said the DFO.
“The herd is about six-seven Kilometers away from the National Highway
and our effort is aimed at preventing the movement of the herd towards
the highway so they can return back to their originating destination
and not venture into urban areas” said the DFO.
Picture Key Word Elephant in Govindpur
