Panic as jumbo herd strays into R'kela

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A seven-member elephant herd camped in the Fertiliser township area here on Thursday spreading panic among the locals.

The elephant herd comprised three tuskers, two female elephants and two calves. It strayed from Sona hillock reserve forest into Sona Udyan in Sector 22 township area on Wednesday midnight. The elephant herd camped inside Sona Udyan on Thursday. On  their  way,  the  elephant  herd  damaged  a few boundary walls, including  boundary wall of a school.

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