Assam: Locals cry for help after wild elephants go on a rampage in Baksa

Baksa: Wild elephants have once again gone on a rampage: this time in Kumarkata in the Baksa district of Assam. Hungry elephants descended from the Bhutan hills yesterday and gave the biggest fright to locals who were forced to run helter-skelter.

On the night of 'Navami' of Durga Puja Mahotsav, 70-80 wild elephants descended on no. 4 Kalipur and proceeded to terrify the locals who fled for their lives. The locals tried to push back the approaching herd by showing torches and bursting crackers.

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Around 200 elephants are currently taking refuge in the Kumarkata region. It is said that these elephants have come down from the hills seeking food.

The hungry elephants, in their search for food, destroyed the houses of Karuna Kanta Das, Kiran Chandra Das, and Gautam Das. As per reports, the rampaging herd devoured grains and other food items stored in the houses.

It needs mention here that the man-elephant conflict has been going on for a long time along Assam's bordering areas with the bordering nation Bhutan. Locals, who have appealed for the government's help to resolve the issue, said that no scheme or mechanism of the government exists whereby such concerns can be addressed.

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