Siddapur, Nov. 7: Farmers have said that a herd of wild elephants has vandalized coffee plantations, causing a loss of lakhs of rupees.
Wild elephants have taken up residence in Mekur-Hoskeri village and Chennayannakote village in the Thitimathi forest zone, Kuttanda, Kuppanda, Baduvanda, Biddanda and B Kanangadu plantations in Badaga-Banangala village. Due to this, the farmers have suffered a loss of lakhs of rupees, and the situation has become unbearable.
35 wild elephants return to the forest
Following the villagers' demand to drive the herd of wild elephants that were camping in coffee plantations in Mekur-Hoskeri and Badaga-Banangala villages of Titimathi forest range to the forest, the forest department officials and staff, under the guidance of Virajpet taluk Deputy Conservator of Forests Jagannath, under the leadership of Zone ACF Gopal and Forest Officer Gangadhar, led by Sub-Zone Forest Officer Shashi, have successfully driven them to the Devamachi reserve forest area.
During the operation, more than 35 wild elephants, including 5 females from three herds, were found, informed Sub-Zone Forest Officer Shashi. Although the forest department officials and staff worked hard to drive the wild elephants back to the forest, they return to the country at night and continue their rampage. This has become a headache for the forest department officials. The villagers have demanded that the government formulate a permanent plan to prevent the encroachment of wild elephants. The RRT team, the Elephant Task Force team and the wildlife sector staff participated in the operation.
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