Elephants camp near agricultural land at the foothills of Kuppepalayam in Coimbatore

Five wild elephants are camping in an agricultural field at the foothills of Kuppepalayam hills near Thondamuthur in Coimbatore, affecting farming activities.


Coimbatore: The forest department has chased away wild elephants that were camping near the agricultural land at the foothills of Kuppepalayam hill in Thondamuthur in Coimbatore.

Tomatoes and bananas are cultivated on agricultural land at the foothills of Kuppepalayam hills near Thondamuthur in Coimbatore.



Usually, a herd of wild elephants descends from the forest area on the hill, crosses the foothills and then goes into the forest. In this situation, for the past few days, wild elephants have been invading the agricultural lands at the foothills of Kuppepalayam hills.



Accordingly, 5 forest elephants, which came down from the hill in the wee hours yesterday, are camping near the agricultural land there. As a result, the farmers are afraid that they will not be able to go for agricultural work.

The refore, the farmers of the area have demanded that the forest department drive away the wild elephants that have been camped near the agricultural land into the dense forest.

The Poluvampatti forest department, which has intensified surveillance in the area where the elephants are camping, is in the process of driving the elephants into the forest.

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