Female elephant 'Sita' and her calf Murugan, the two of the three elephants brought to Palamu tiger reserve(PTR) from Karnataka way back in March this year, have now a new address! Due to cold, the mother-son duo have been shifted from their Kawaldah Jheel to a warmer accommodation in Betla, leaving behind third companion 'Kaal Bhairav' who would stay in Palamu quila, one and a half kilometer away from Kawaldah Jheel.

The room was the adobe of 'Anarkali' who ruled the National Park as darling of the tourists for decades before leaving for her heavenly adobe. Her room is still vacant and would now be occupied  by  'Sita' and 'Murugan'.

Deputy Director of north division of Palamu tiger reserve AK Mishra who is to leave for Ranchi for his new assignment said, “On the advice of the field director PTR Dr Mohan Lal we have shifted the mother 'Sita' and her calf 'Murugan' to a warmer room in Betla which was once the abode of Anarkali.

Sita and Murugan were living together at Kawaldah Jheel since their arrival here from Karnataka but as the mercury is dipping fast and nights in winter are getting colder these two have been shifted from the jheel location.”

The elephants were kept under a tent to prevent them from cold wind. "Sita' was reportedly getting restless with these overhead and her surrounding cover which she used to tear off quite often.

 Officials said Sita did a three kilometer walk down from her  Kawaldah Jheel location to Betla room.

On the day of their shifting on Saturday there appeared a big crowd of people at Turee village in between Kawaldah Jheel and Betla and Sita got so disturbed and annoyed with the onlookers  that she turned her head towards the jungle refusing to go to Betla her new abode, said Mishra.

"We asked the onlookers to go back home and when they went back and the road to Betla was empty from Turee to Betla then only Sita and her calf walked down again for their room in Betla,” said MIshra.