30-year-old grownup tusker killed by dashing follow in Odisha’s Angul district
2 min readBy Express News Service
ANGUL: An grownup tusker was killed after being hit by a follow near Jarpada railway station in Angul district on Thursday night.
The 30-year-old tusker was run over by Sambalpur-Shalimar Mahima Gosain Express near Dehurisahi beneath the Jarpada forest differ, sources said.
Angul Circle RCCF M Yogajayanand, DFO Bibek Kumar and totally different senior officers rushed to the spot to take stock of the state of affairs.
The weekly categorical follow was working at a extreme velocity between Angul and Sambalpur said Angul DFO, after the preliminary investigation.
“It hit the tusker, which was crossing the track near Dehurisahi, about one km from Jarpada station at about 9.30 pm. The adult elephant that was on its way from Para to Salia reserve forest died on the spot,” he said.
Forest officers educated that the tusker was alone. They said the trains on the route have been requested to not exceed 25 kmph velocity. An investigation is on to determine the rate of the follow and to guage the circumstances beneath which the mishap occurred.
This is the second such incident in decrease than a 12 months. In May ultimate 12 months, three elephants along with two calves have been killed after being hit by a follow carrying iron ore near Joda inside the Keonjhar district. They have been part of a herd of twenty-two elephants.
ANGUL: An grownup tusker was killed after being hit by a follow near Jarpada railway station in Angul district on Thursday night.
The 30-year-old tusker was run over by Sambalpur-Shalimar Mahima Gosain Express near Dehurisahi beneath the Jarpada forest differ, sources said.
Angul Circle RCCF M Yogajayanand, DFO Bibek Kumar and totally different senior officers rushed to the spot to take stock of the state of affairs.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
The weekly categorical follow was working at a extreme velocity between Angul and Sambalpur said Angul DFO, after the preliminary investigation.
“It hit the tusker, which was crossing the track near Dehurisahi, about one km from Jarpada station at about 9.30 pm. The adult elephant that was on its way from Para to Salia reserve forest died on the spot,” he said.
Forest officers educated that the tusker was alone. They said the trains on the route have been requested to not exceed 25 kmph velocity. An investigation is on to determine the rate of the follow and to guage the circumstances beneath which the mishap occurred.
This is the second such incident in decrease than a 12 months. In May ultimate 12 months, three elephants along with two calves have been killed after being hit by a follow carrying iron ore near Joda inside the Keonjhar district. They have been part of a herd of twenty-two elephants.
