Elephants invade cauliflowers and spinach fields near Cuttack - farmers panic

Residents of Brajabiharipur, situated on the outskirts of Cuttack, are spending sleepless nights because of a herd of over 10 elephants that have unleashed mayhem in the area by trampling over fields of cauliflowers, spinach and other vegetables. Villagers say that the elephants have split into small groups and are destroying the standing crops and vegetables in their fields and, in spite of repeated appeals to the forest officials, nothing action is being taken to drive away the animals.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 10 January 2016.

In order to earn more money, the villagers had gone in for cauliflowers, spinach and other vegetables close to the forest side, but due to the elephants invasion, they will suffer huge losses. Unless the rampage of the animals is stopped, they would enter the human habitations and damage the houses and even attack humans. Panic stricken villagers are spending sleepless nights.
Forest officials claim that the elephant herd has been driven away. It had sneaked into Brajabiharipur from nearby Athagarh forest division and had moved away towards Khuntuni forest range. It had to be done carefully because, if there was any wrong move, the pachyderms would have entered Cuttack city.
The forest official has indicated that after proper assessment of the crop damage, necessary compensation will be provided to the affected people.

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