Through this Blog I am appealing to all conscious people to raise voice to save Elephants and Rural people, Save Forest & Environment, and act on Climate Change in Orissa.Following is a compilataion of some News published in Local Newspapers on Elephant and Rural victims:-
June 20, 2009. Samaja. Scribe killed by Elephant: An ailing elephant trampled one Scribe of a local newspaper, who went near him to take a close photograph. The incident happened in Bhograpal-Malia forest, under jamankira PS.He was accompanied by 3 Forest staff; while getting ready for clicking, the elephant got annoyed and chased him, caught him and smashed him on ground.
June 17, 2009. The New Indian Express. One trampled to death:
On Sunday midnight about 10 panchydermsdamaged around 40 housesand trampled one man to deah in Gadadi village underBadabanga panchayatof Simonbadi Forest range. The herd also ate the rice and paddy kept in the houses and completely damaged the village school.
28 May, 2009, Samaja. When God saves who can kill. One girl is saved by one elephant from attack of another elephant. One herd of 13 elephant suddenly entered in a village Bandabahal, (Maligaon GP, Bali block, Kalahandi) around 7.30 pm; one Rameswar Naik was sitting in front of their home with wife and daughter (7 years). One elephant started to gallop the small girl, but suddenly another elephant drew her out of his mouth. The girl is admitted in hospital being seriously injured.
May 9, 2009. Samaja. Father-son injured in elephant attack. Lalbahadur Khetri & son was sleeping on verandah in Hadgarh village(Ghasipura) in night. One elephant came and threw the father and pushed the son and then went away. Both got injured.
May 8, 2009. Samaja. Farmer is killed in elephant attack. One farmer of Basupali village (Katarbaga PS, Rengali, Burla) was guarding his stock of paddy in field, suddenly one Tusker entered the place and threw the farmer wit trunk and went away. His son could escape the attack, he took father to village, and then to sambalpur hospital, but he was declared dead.
May 6, 2009. Samaja. Four injured in Tusker attack. Around 3.30 am a tusker attacked a family of four, husband-wife and two children, who were sleeping in the house and broke the house in Thakurpatna Village (Pokrapani sahi) of Sirispal GP, Kendujhar sadar Block. All are admitted in hospital.
April 27, 2009. The New Indian Express. 2 pachyderm electrocuted at Golbandha villageunder Nuapara GP of Padmapur Block (Raygada). They got electrocuted after they came in contact with low lying wires.
April 25, 2009. Samaja. Elephant killed youth. One Kabiraj Bhoi (28 years) was sleeping in paddy field in Uparbahal village (Loisingha Block, Balangir) as usual. One elephant entered the village around night 3 am, and threw the youth to air and smashed his head under feet. The youth died on spot. The elephant has damaged few houses in Barkani village also. One elephant had killed another youth in Dhairakhaman village (3 km from Uparbahal) only 3 months back.
April 24, 2009. Wild elephant Kharsel is working for Government now. This elephant was caught in Kharsel forest (of Baidipali village, Balangir) in 1994; it was troubling in the Balangir area. The elephant was given tranquilizer and caught in 24.7.1994. It got several injuries especially on feet due to shackle. Advocate Bhabani Shankar Tripathy of Balangir filed a case against DFO under prevention of cruelty on animal Act, and appealed to free it from chain and provide proper medication to it.
April 21, 2009. Samaja. Elephant dies. According to locals, one elephant is lying dead in Badarmar Kulunda falsa forest (sambalpur).
April 19, 2009. Samaja. Elephant attack continues in Paikmal area. One Chaitan Patel (35 years) is seriously injured and admitted in hospital.
April 18, 2009. The Indian Express. Man trampled, dies in Hospital. A deciple of Mahima cult identified as Tankadhar Baba of Cheliamal village in Paikmal Block is trampled by a wild Tusker; he was attacked by the elephant and thrown into village tank. He died in hospital.
April 16, 2009. Samaja. Youth seriously injured in elephant attack. The incident happened in Bhandarpokhori village of Jharbandh Block (Bargarh); he went inside forest with his wife and two children to collect mahula.
April 14, 2009. Tusker is shot dead. One Tusker is shot and its valuable ivory is cut by poachers in Badarama Sanctuary (Sambalpur).
April 10. 2009. Two women killed in elephant attack. Around morning 8 am they went inside forest near Purunagarh village (Rerakhol) for collecting forest produce and never returned. Villagers found their dead body around 1 pm.
April 6, 2009. Samaja. Tusker injured 7 and damaged 10 houses. One Tusker entered the village Tailsahi (Bangor GP, Hatdihi Block) in early morning and started madly action. It has broken several tubewell also and smashed cycles of people who came to see the incident.
April 5, 2009. Samaja. One killed in elephant attack. One Shasibhusan Behera was strolling towards a nearby site of Gudigaon Nuapara village (Jharsuguda) was caught by elephant and killed. He was taken to hospital and died.
April 3, 2009. Samaja. Youth killed in elephant attack. In Kambalpur Sanguria village (Girishchandrapur range, Daita GP) one youth was returning to village from forest around 4 pm was attacked and killed by a tusker. The tusker got disturbed due to fire in forest.
April 2, 2009. Mahendra—the Tusker hurt in Maoist attack. The eight feet tall Tusker received five gunshots and a few arrow injuries at Gudgudia; he was deployed at Simlipal tiger Reserve to combat poaching and timber smuggling. Maoists ransacked the Forest Rest house at Gudgudia and torched the four tent accommodation at Jorapada in Simlipal.
