A huge herd of wild elephants entered the village

Tamulpur: Man-animal conflict continues in the northeastern Indian state of Assam and new incidents emerge every day. In the most recent development, hundreds of wild elephants were seen entering a village in Tamulpur district.

The incident took place in Shantipur village of Tamulpur district on Friday. The need was ending at the same time when a large herd of more than a hundred wild elephants entered the village, causing great fear among the people.

Let us tell you that this village is located near the international border between India and Bhutan and it is not rare to see wild elephants here. But the villagers of the area have become frightened due to such a large herd entering human habitation.

The villagers worked together with forest department personnel and attempted to drive the herd back into the forest. They lit fires, used explosives and adopted other methods to drive away the animals, but there was no significant effect and an atmosphere of tension was created as the animals entered the village.

According to reports, a herd of wild elephants has been terrorizing the people of the area for the last one month. The herd, which has come out of the forest area in search of food, has destroyed a large patch of paddy cultivation and has created fear among the local people.

Earlier, a ten-year-old child was injured in another incident of man-animal conflict in the state of Assam. The incident took place in Jyoti Nagar area near the forest office in Mariani town. According to local sources, the child had gone out of his residence in the evening to participate in the Kali Puja ceremony at Jyoti Nagar Kali Puja Mandap. And he was reportedly attacked by a wild animal while on his way to the festival. He was taken to a medical facility in Mariani, where he was given first aid.