• About Us
  • Copyright Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Authors
  • Career
  • Contact Us
Assamese |   Bengali |  
Monday, January 18, 2021
NORTHEAST NOW
  • HOME
  • NORTH EAST
    • Assam
    • Meghalaya
    • Tripura
    • Mizoram
    • Manipur
    • Nagaland
    • Arunachal
    • Sikkim
  • Neighbours
    • Nepal
    • Bhutan
    • China
    • Myanmar
    • Bangladesh
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Environment
  • Citizen Journalists
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • NORTH EAST
    • Assam
    • Meghalaya
    • Tripura
    • Mizoram
    • Manipur
    • Nagaland
    • Arunachal
    • Sikkim
  • Neighbours
    • Nepal
    • Bhutan
    • China
    • Myanmar
    • Bangladesh
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Environment
  • Citizen Journalists
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
NORTHEAST NOW
Assamese
Home Northeast News Assam

Assam: Wild elephants wreak havoc in villages along Indo-Bhutan border

SHAJID KHAN by SHAJID KHAN
UDALGURI , July 12, 2020 3:15 pm
A herd of wild elephants which have descended down from the Indo-Bhutan hills at Bhutiachang Tea Estate in Udalguri. Image: Northeast Now

A herd of wild elephants which have descended down from the Indo-Bhutan hills at Bhutiachang Tea Estate in Udalguri. Image: Northeast Now

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

A herd of wild elephants, that descended down from the Indo-Bhutan border hills neighbouring Udalguri, entered villages including Orangajuli, Nonoipara, Segunbari, and Bholatar and wreaked havoc.

The villages fall under Nonai forest division in Udalguri district.

“The villages are being frequented by wild jumbos every night as a result of which the villagers are spending sleepless nights. Every year, the elephants come and spark terror in our village” said Tankeswar Deka, a resident of Borengabari village in Udalguri.

In two separate incidents, two persons were trampled to death by a wild jumbo in the district.

One victim has been identified as Maya Rani Das(90) of No. 1 Borengajuli near Nalapar and the other as Gandharu Orang (40) of No 2 Bholatar.

The incidents took place on Friday night.

Speaking to Northeast Now, Nabajyoti Baruah a conservationist of Udalguri district, said, “The government have at large ignored the apathy of village.”

On questioned if electric fencing has proved effective, Baruah said, “Electric fencing are deployed in some areas of Khalingduar Reserve Forest and Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary but lack of timely repairing has made them almost non-functional. ”

A forest official seeking anonymity said, ” We have less manpower but we are patrolling the areas. The villagers are also helping us to drive the elephants away.”

“This year there is a big herd which divide into 20-30  elephants and move in different directions we are having a tough time driving them away,” the official added.

Lopamudra Ghosh.

Tripura gymnasts angry over transfer of top coach

Rakesh Pradhan

ISL 2020-21: Odisha FC signs NorthEast United FC’s defender Rakesh Pradhan on loan

Dead body

Man strangles wife to death in Guwahati

Chakhesang Baptist Church Council

Nagaland: Chakhesang Baptist Church Council warns against false prophecies

NORTHEAST NOW

Northeast Now is a multi-app based hyper-regional bilingual news portal. Led by a group of professionals, the digital news platform covers every inch of the eight states of northeast India and the five neighbouring countries. It is the first of its kind new media initiative in the northeast, and is based in Guwahati. As the political dynamics in the northeast is intricate and fluid, Northeast Now is always politically neutral.

 
Our Properties
 
  • NORTHEAST NOW ASSAMESE
  • NORTHEAST JOBS
  • NORTHEAST TENDERS
  • INNFINITY
  • About Us
  • Copyright Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Authors
  • Career
  • Contact Us

© 2019 - Maintained by EZEN Software & Technology Pvt. Ltd

No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • NORTH EAST
    • Assam
    • Meghalaya
    • Tripura
    • Mizoram
    • Manipur
    • Nagaland
    • Arunachal
    • Sikkim
  • Neighbours
    • Nepal
    • Bhutan
    • China
    • Myanmar
    • Bangladesh
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Environment
  • Citizen Journalists
  • Opinion

© 2019 - Maintained by EZEN Software & Technology Pvt. Ltd