One more kumki from ATR arrives in Mettupalayam
The Hindu
To radio-collar the wild tusker nicknamed Baahubali
The Forest Department on Wednesday brought one more kumki (trained elephant) from the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) to Mettupalayam to radio-collar the wild tusker nicknamed Baahubali, for study purposes. On Tuesday, the Department had brought kumki Kaleem from the ATR. Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Coimbatore Circle) I. Anwardeen said that District Forest Officer (Coimbaore Forest Division) D. Venkatesh would oversee the operation with a dedicated team of officers, veterinarians and field staff.
On December 23, the newly elected office bearers of the Anna Nagar Towers Club, led by its president ‘Purasai’ B. Ranganathan, who is a former MLA, met with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin and conveyed their greetings. According to a press release, besides, ‘Purasai’ B. Ranganathan, the Anna Nagar Towers Club delegation that met Stalin at Anna Arivalayam, the DMK Party headquarters, included vice-president R. Sivakumar, secretary R. Muralibabu, joint secretary D. Manojkumar, treasurer K. Jayachandran and executive committee members N. D. Avinash, K. Kumar, N. R. Madhurakavi, K. Mohan, U. Niranjan, S. Parthasarathi, K. Rajasekar, S. Rajasekar, M. S. Ramesh, R. Satheesh, N. C. Venkatesan and K. Yuvaraj. Karthik Mohan, deputy secretary of DMK’s Information Technology Wing, was present on the occasion.












