Lone tusker triggers panic in Wayanad
The Hindu
The elephant attacked two persons who have been admitted to hospitals with injuries.
A lone wild elephant entered human habitats at Appad, Society Kavala, Kolery and Choothupara near Meenangadi, in Wayanad district on Monday morning triggering panic among local residents.
The elephant attacked two persons on its way and they were admitted to various hospitals with injuries.
The Forest Department officials identified the injured as A. Karunakaran,75, of Mundiyaniyil at Society Kavala and K. P. Raman, 76, of Palattil at Kealamangalam near Kenichira.
In 2011, the Karnataka government announced that five botanical gardens will be developed on the lines of the Lalbagh Botanical Garden in Bengaluru across the State. But according to the latest developments, there will only be four such gardens as the Horticulture Department is most likely to drop the project that was supposed to come up in Chikkaballapura district.