Elephants go nuts!

ha ha, I figured this would be a good way i which to start off the week. Oh and BTW, FUCK MONDAYS, christ this day sucks donkey gonads.

Elephants go on rampage in Sal village, four injured

NT News Service

Bicholim, July 17: Four persons from Sal village in Bicholim taluka were injured, while property worth thousands of rupees was destroyed after a herd of elephants entered the village and went on a rampage on Saturday.

The three pachyderms, two of them adult and a calf, strayed into the village in the wee hours of Saturday. One of them damaged a parked motorcycle. The villagers tried to chase them away by bursting fire crackers, however, the elephants came out from bushes and attacked Mr Balkrishna Raut who sustained serious injuries and has been admitted to primary health centre, Bicholim.

Police constable, Mr Ashok Pandharekar escaped with minor injuries after he was attacked by them. Bicholim MLA, Mr Rajesh Patnekar escaped unhurt while two journalists, Mr Ramnath Dessai and Mr Kashinath Mayekar, sustained minor injuries.

The Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Wilfred D’Souza today morning visited the village and took stock of the situation. He also listened to the grievances of the villagers and assured them that the government will take necessary steps to prevent occurrence of such an incident. Wild elephants have been straying in Pirna, Revoda, Nanoda, Advalpal and Sal villages for the last two months.

Dr D’Souza also inquired about the incident from the forest officer, Mr V R Korgaonkar who stated that wild elephants can be driven out from villages with the co-operation of villagers, as the government does not have any special machinery or arrangement for the same.

The deputy chief minister said that the demand for compensation for the loss of property incurred in the incident will be considered.

Tivim MLA, Mr Sadanand Tanawade and MGP president, Mr Pandurang Raut also visited the village to take stock of the damage.

Our Staff Reporter adds:

The department of forests has kept a team ready for bringing down Kunki elephants from Shimoga, Karnataka to Goa for leading the three wild elephants out of the state.

The state chief conservator of forests is presently awaiting a message from his counterpart in Karnataka and after receiving the green signal will dispatch the team to Shimoga. The state is constantly in contact with the Karnataka government in this respect.

Kunki elephants are trained domesticated animals which are used for patrolling forests, taking tourists around a place, loading and unloading goods, pushing wagons of the train and capturing as well as guiding wild animals including elephants.

The nearest place to supply Kunki elephants to Goa is Shimoga village in Karnataka, which has a camp of at least 30 domesticated elephants.