A wild elephant broken the safety wall of a church at Sinkukandam close to Chinnakkanal, on March 28 (Thursday).
In line with native residents, the tusker, often called Murivalankompan, broken the safety wall of St. Thomas Church at Sinkukandam round 4 a.m. on Thursday morning.
This comes after fireplace swept by almost 50 acres of eucalyptus plantation at Vilakk, close to Cement Palam, on Wednesday night time. In line with sources, the fireplace unfold after crackers had been burst to chase wild elephants away from the land.
Two wild elephants — Chakkakompan and Murivalankompan — had been tenting within the space, in accordance with P.N. Sunil, a resident of Sinkukandam. “The presence of untamed elephants is giving sleepless nights to the individuals” he mentioned. Additionally, wild tusker Chakkakompan on Tuesday night time attacked a house at Sinkukandam, and the relations narrowly escaped.
Looking for curbs on trekking
In the meantime, Forest division has written to Kannan Devan Hills Plantation (KDHP) officers to forestall trekking by by Lakshmi Hill and different areas falling below KDHP. The transfer comes after a video of a melanistic leopard, generally often called a black panther, was captured by a vacationer information close to Lakshmi Hill, in Munnar on March 22.
A Forest division official mentioned many international vacationers, together with guides, trek in these areas. “These areas have an energetic presence of untamed animals, together with elephants. If an accident happens, we can not present well timed help because of the remoteness of the world. We directed KDHP officers to forestall such unlawful trekking,” mentioned the official.
