Once functional, Mandal Dam will benefit elephants: PTR official
P K Jena, the deputy director of the PTR north division, said, "A functional Mandal Dam will have a little over 1,115 hectares of water body, which will be an oasis of comfort and pleasure for the elephants. The locale and territory of the Dam are superb. It touches Latehar and Garhwa. There is a fantastic landscape for the elephants."
Asked what the elephants would feed on, the PTR officer said, "We are going all out for bamboo and jackfruit as they are the most staple and favourite food for the elephants."
On man-elephant conflict, Jena said, "The conflict will remain. There is no way out. Humans have encroached upon the space of the elephants. The elephants react to it by way of bringing down huts, destroying crops and sometimes killing humans without any mercy."
He pointed out that the improvement of grasslands would help in reducing incidents of the conflict. "We have raised 350 hectares of grasslands in the PTR. It has fast-growing tall plants.
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Elephants will love eating them," the PTR officer said.
Notably, Jena pointed out, "We have elephants numbering around 150 to 180. PTR's elephants are less aggressive. They do not exhibit that kind of aggression, unlike the ones from Chhattisgarh."
Currently, PTR has mahouts and four helpers who look after four captive elephants, including Rakhi, Murugan and Sita.
On World Elephant Day, the four mahouts and the helpers will learn the nuances of elephant management from veteran mahout Imamuddin.
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