The people in forest villages of Tendumoodi and Haati under Dharamjaigarh forest range are living under constant fear after two herds of elephants damaged their standing crops and keep moving in these localities.
According to information reaching here, two herds of elephants numbering around 60 entered their agricultural land and destroyed all the standing crops and continued to roam around the locality even threatening their lives.
The incident, it is learnt took place two days back and the local people are yet to recover from the shock. The locals also said since the elephants were wandering around the locality it would be dangerous to set up camps as part of the lok Suraaj Abhiyan.
According to locals, nearly 40 elephants were found wandering near forest villages Tendumoodi and Haati and another 20 in the periphery of villages Kinda-Banhar and Sindhijhaap.
Even though, the elephants did not attack any locals, the Forest Department officials urged the local people to exercise maximum caution. Forest officials also urged the people to keep lights/ torch on at night to keep away the wandering elephants from their houses.