Elephant herd breaks houses, destroys standing crops in Lanjigarh

Prameyanews English

Published By : Prameya News Bureau | December 03, 2021 IST

Lanjigarh, Dec 3: Panic gripped among the locals after a herd of elephants damaged nine houses and standing paddy crops over acres of area at Potanpadar village under Musanala forest range in Kalahandi district. Local people in the village have been spending sleepless nights with the elephants on rampage. According to the sources, the elephant herd barged into the villages in search of food and destroyed acres of standing paddy crops. Besides they damaged nine houses in the village. This has been a trend for the past few years with herds of elephants raiding human settlements during the harvest season. It has been alleged that the herd of elephants reportedly went on a rampage and destroyed crops. Being informed, the forest officials reached the spot and started investigation into the matter.

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