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Forest Department officials person cautioned the radical astir the question of chaotic elephants successful immoderate villages of Khanapur and Belagavi taluks successful Belagavi district.
“It has travel to the announcement of the Forest Department that a herd of chaotic elephants is roaming successful the villages connected the borderline of Khanapur and Belagavi taluks. Farmers and officers person sighted them successful villages similar Bakanur, Belavatti, Bailur, and Kusamalli. Kinaye, Habbanatti, Devachihatti, and surrounding villages. Usually, their question is higher from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and the nationalist are instructed not to task unsocial into wood areas and farms adjacent them,” the .
The merchandise further advised the nationalist to debar attempts to provoke the chaotic animals by screaming, throwing stones, oregon beating them with sticks. They should desist from taking photos with mobile flash. This whitethorn choler the elephants and origin them to attack, the merchandise said.
Farmers are urged not to instal amerciable electrical fences astir their homes oregon farms. This is simply a punishable offence and tin origin decease to some animals and humans.
The Forest Department has deployed a Rapid Response Team (RRT) and staff, and a 24-hour surveillance is being maintained connected the question of elephants. The section has made each preparations to safely instrumentality the elephants to the forest.
“If you spot elephants successful your area, you are requested to instantly telephone the nearest wood bureau oregon the helpline beneath and supply information. Information tin beryllium shared with the Forest Control Room: [Insert telephone number/1926], Zonal Forest Officer (RFO), Khanapur: 8105344308,” said a release.
