Coimbatore: A herd of wild elephant damaged a ration shop at Aayarpadi tea estate in Valparai early on Tuesday.
Coimbatore: A herd of wild elephant damaged a ration shop at Aayarpadi tea estate in Valparai early on Tuesday.
The herd vandalised the ration shop by damaging the door and its windowpanes.
Several sacks of rice, sugar and lentils that were kept for distribution for 500 plus families were damaged by the herd of five elephants.
As the herd that arrived early in the morning had camped there in the nearby tea estate, posing threat to workers passing by.
The workers have demanded protection from the elephant herd intruding into their residential and estate area.
The herd vandalised the ration shop by damaging the door and its windowpanes.
Several sacks of rice, sugar and lentils that were kept for distribution for 500 plus families were damaged by the herd of five elephants.
As the herd that arrived early in the morning had camped there in the nearby tea estate, posing threat to workers passing by.
The workers have demanded protection from the elephant herd intruding into their residential and estate area.