Three killed by elephants
GUWAHATI: A herd of wild elephants killed three persons in Assam's Dhubri district on Friday evening. Two women and a minor were trampled to death at Puthimari village in the district. One person was injured in the elephant attack.
According to forest officials, a jumbo herd from Garo Hills in Meghalaya is wreaking havoc in villages along the Assam-Meghalaya border since the last one week. Villages like Teldhala and Puthimari are the worst hit with many houses and properties damaged in elephant attack.
Food shortage in the jungles because of the prevailing dry season is compelling elephants to enter villages in search of food, triggering man-elephant conflicts. Dhubri's neighbouring district, Goalpara, is also bearing the brunt of such conflicts.
Last Wednesday, three persons were trampled to death by wild elephants in the Krishnai area of Goalpara. The same day, a woman was also killed by a jumbo at Hojai in Nogaon district. At least 73 humans and 10 elephants have been killed in such conflicts in the last three months.
According to forest officials, a jumbo herd from Garo Hills in Meghalaya is wreaking havoc in villages along the Assam-Meghalaya border since the last one week. Villages like Teldhala and Puthimari are the worst hit with many houses and properties damaged in elephant attack.
Food shortage in the jungles because of the prevailing dry season is compelling elephants to enter villages in search of food, triggering man-elephant conflicts. Dhubri's neighbouring district, Goalpara, is also bearing the brunt of such conflicts.
Last Wednesday, three persons were trampled to death by wild elephants in the Krishnai area of Goalpara. The same day, a woman was also killed by a jumbo at Hojai in Nogaon district. At least 73 humans and 10 elephants have been killed in such conflicts in the last three months.
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