Wild elephants continue to cause panic among people of Uttarandhra agency region

WILD elephants have been causing panic among residents of the agency areas and adjacent plains in the north coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh.

- Chowdari Lakshmana Rao @ Srikakulam

A total of 11 tuskers entered the Srikakulam agency area from the Lakheri forest in Odisha. Of these, seven were killed on different occasions, while the remaining four continue to roam the area.

Another group of seven elephants, along with a calf, arrived in the Mandasa Agency of Srikakulam on May 5, 2017, from the Odisha forest. These elephants created havoc in both agency and plain areas, particularly in Sarubujjili and Amadalavalasa mandals. They killed two people in Meliaputti mandal before returning to Odisha in May 2018. Their return was facilitated by forest officials who used trained elephants named Jayanthi and Vinayak.