Man trampled to death by elephant in Gudalur; forest dept launches toll free number to report conflicts
This is the second such incident in the locality in the past three days.
Forest range officer C Veeramani identified the deceased as Mani, 62, a temporary worker at the Manjushree tea estate in Gudalur.
He said the forest field staff had noticed the movement of a wild elephant in the area and sent SMS alerts to the local people around 7.30am. "It is likely that Mani missed the alert."
Mani's body was sent to the govt hospital at Gudalur for a postmortem.
The forest department has issued an initial compensation of Rs50,000 to the victim's family.
The Nilgiris forest division, meanwhile, launched a toll-free number – 18004254343 – on Monday to address man-animal conflicts. Unveiled by Supriya Sahu, additional chief secretary to the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Forests, the public could contact the toll-free number to report man-animal conflicts round the clock.
In recent times, locals have reported encounters with leopards and sloth bears, which stray into residential areas, causing fear and disrupting daily life.
"We may receive calls from the Gudalur forest division and the MTR buffer zone as well. In such cases, we will redirect the calls to the respective forest ranges or divisions," said district forest officer S Gowtham.
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