Chennai, May 25 (BPNS)
The Erode Forest division has written to the Tamil Nadu state forest department seeking permission to capture and relocate the lone tusker that is raiding maize fields and other crops in Kadambur area.
Sources in the Erode Forest division told BPNS that several local farmers have complained about the elephant entering their maize fields and other fields and destroying the crops.
However, the elephant has not caused any physical harm to anybody and is a silent one except for raiding crops and eating away the fully grown plants and crops.
K.R. Arumugan, a farmer at Kadambur who has five acres of maize while speaking to IANS said, “The elephant is entering our farmlands through various routes and destroying and eating away fully grown plants and produce. This is leading us to major financial setbacks as we have a commitment with banks and other financial institutions.”
He said that the Erode Forest officials when contacted told them that the department was taking measures to capture and relocate the elephant but need permission from higher department officials.
A senior officer with the forest department of Erode while speaking to BPNS said, “We have sent a letter to the higher officials for permission to capture the elephant as complaints are galore against it for raiding farms and crops. However, the elephant is till now not caused any physical harm to anyone.”
The local farmers said that the elephant which is a lone tusker can turn violent any day and called upon the forest department not to wait till it attacks someone causing heavy damage including death.
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