Guwahati: Six elephants stranded in the man-made pond in lower Assamโ€™s Goalpara district have been rescued successfully, the Forest Department officials said.

The incident occurred at Chaibari, Lakhipur in Goalpara district on Saturday.

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After receiving the information, the Goalpara Forest Division staff reached the spot and successfully pulled out all six elephants.

โ€œSix elephants were stranded in a man-made pond at Chaibari, Lakhipur in Goalpara district. The elephants were later successfully rescued by the staff of Goalpara Forest Division by creating an escape way using an excavator,โ€ a Forest Department official said.

Deforestation andย habitat lossย has brought them closer contact with humans in recent decades, and they often clash with villagers and farmers.

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