A herd of 11 elephants which had been sent back to Jharkhand jungle in last month reappeared in bordering Bisra area on Friday night.The tuskers were found in Mahipani, Dhatukidihi, Budhikani, Mochikachu, Kundaposh and Biringajhar area under Bisra forest range.
The effort of the Forest department to chase away the herd to the forest resulted in vain. During the operation to chase away the herd, two persons were injured, revealed sources.
According to sources, the herd first entered to Kundaposh Primary School building causing damage to its wall, door and windows and consumed about two quintals of midday meal rice.
Then damaging the pipeline and motors of Sai panchayat, the jumbos damaged banana and mango cultivation of Krushna Chandra Mahato, Rameswar Mahato, Jogendra Mahato, Kailash Mahato, Bijay Mahato, Duleswar Mahato and Jogendra Mahato which had been raised with help from the Horticulture department under MGNREGS. The Forest department is assessing the loss.
The bad weather is also a constraint to chase away the herd, said the Forest officials.In another development, an elephant herd of 20 was active and causing damage to the houses and crops in Karuabahal Para of Telijore Panchayat under Balisankara Block for last many days. But the villagers alleged the Forest department had lent deaf ears to their problem.
Earlier, on December 30, 2012, the herd had crushed a couple of Jharmunda village while another was also killed on January 3 last of Telijore village by the tuskers.
So far, the families of the victims have not got any compensation, alleged the villagers.