Herd of about 25 elephants camps in Giridih’s Bagodar forest, damaging crops for 50 farmers and a roadside hotel; Forest Dept efforts to drive them away fail.
A herd of 29 wild elephants remained active for the fourth day in the Atka area of Bagodar block in Giridih district. The elephants caused extensive damage to farmers' harvested crops and numerous properties. A hotel was completely destroyed, while a poultry farm was damaged, killing nearly 2,000 chickens. The elephants breached boundary walls at several locations. Motor pumps, drip irrigation systems, and other irrigation equipment near fields …