Keonjhar(Odisha), Aug 25: Yet another painful and unfortunate incident. Two female elephants died after they came in contact with live electric power line on the premises of Krishi Vigyan Kendra under Sadar range in Keonjhar on Wednesday evening.
As per Govt. by-law, the district forest department officials reached the spot on Thursday morning and have launched an inquiry into the incident.
Reportedly, the farmhouse of the Krishi Vigyan Kendra is full of vegetation due to the rainy season. Wild elephants used to come to the farmhouse to feed them with voluptuous green. A herd had come to the farmhouse last night. However, two of the pachyderms came in contact with the low-lying electric wires while trying to break the branches of a tree with their trunks and lost their lives.
Local people have blamed the reckless attitude of the forest and electric department officials for the unfortunate death of two pachyderms.
However, now both the the forest and electric department officials have started blame-game over the mishap.
