Locals cry for help after wild elephants go on rampage in Baksa
A Correspondent
Baksa: Wild elephants have once again gone on a rampage, this time in Kumarkata in the district of Baksa. Hungry elephants descended from the Indo-Bhutan border hills on Sunday and gave a fright to locals who were forced to run helter-skelter. On the night of 'Navami' of Durga Puja Mahotsav, 70-80 wild elephants descended on No. 4 Kalipur village and proceeded to terrify the locals who fled for their lives. The locals tried to push back the approaching herd by showing torches and bursting crackers. Around 200 elephants are currently taking refuge in the Bogajuli Reserve Forest under Kumarkata Forest Range Office under Baksa Forest Division. It is said that these elephants have come down from the hills in search of food.
The hungry elephants, in their search for food, on Sunday night destroyed the houses of Karuna Kanta Das, Kiran Chandra Das, and Gautam Das of village No 4 Kalipur. As per reports, the rampaging herd devoured grains and other food items stored in the houses. The man-elephant conflict has been going on for a long time along Assam's bordering areas with Bhutan. Locals, who have appealed for the government's help to resolve the issue, said that no scheme or mechanism of the government exists whereby such concerns can be addressed.
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