Forest officials here have strengthened patrolling in the border areas of the river Mahanadi in apprehension of entry of the killer tusker which crushed four persons in Pipili areas recently and halted in Chandaka forest at present.
According to Athagarh Range Officer Aisha Akhatari Nisha, her department has remained alert for the entry of the killer tusker and the villagers of almost villages of the nearby Mahanadi river are made aware of the tusker.
Talking to this paper, Aisha said that more elephant watchers had been deployed in the border of Athagarh-Chandaka Division. There is apprehension of passing of the tusker to the Athagarh forests soon. Villagers in the border have been asked to inform the department if the elephant is spotted and not to be panicked on its arrival, the officer said.
