Collector Siddharth Komal Singh Pardeshi conducted inspection of Pendra area in the district ventured recently by the wild elephants and directed the concerned officers to prepare a route plan to help the elephants to reunite with their mother groups. Pardeshi directed the officers to hold meetings with the villagers and provide them information so that they remain alert. The villagers should not tease or provoke the elephants.
Collector interacted with the residents of Karaunda Nahar village in Devrikhurd and asked them to remain alert and not to tease the elephants. He held a meeting with the officers of Pendra-Marwahi including divisional forest officer, additional collector, SDM, SDO and CEO of Janpad Panchayat at Kotmikla police outpost. The Collector advised the officers for a joint effort to tackle the situation as the problem is not limited to any specific department. The departments should work in proper coordination.
Pardeshi said that the people should be warned about movement of elephants on the route plan from where the elephants are expected to pass. In addition to this, the districts falling in the route should also be alerted so that they also work according to the route plan. The Collector directed the officers of the Forest Department for assessment of the loss to provide compensation to the affected people.
Additional Collector DS Sori, Sub Divisional Magistrate OP Verma, Sub Divisional Officer SS Sharma and Janpad Panchayat CEO of Marwahi besides officers of Forest Department were present on the occasion.