Though most of the elephants which were making people spend sleepless nights in the Morada, Betonoti and Badasahi areas of Mayurbhanj for the last few days have now gone away to Nilgiri leaving the scared Mayurbhanj people a little relieved relaxed, another herd of 13 elephants has started causing trouble in the Bijatala area of the district.
The elephants which have come from Jharkhand have taken shelter in the Karanjharan Reserved Forest, Everyday, for the last three days, after the nightfall, the jumbos have been coming out to damage crops in several villages under Bijatala Block.
As a consequence, the farmers in the area are in a
state of fear and have demanded immediate Government intervention and assistance in the matter.