Skeletal remains of elephant found inside locked noon meal centre in Valparai
The Hindu
Officials believe the juvenile tusker entered the centre through a hole in the wall some months ago, ate rice and grains there, and then became trapped and eventually died
The Forest Department has commenced an investigation, following the discovery of the skeletal remains of an elephant inside a noon meal centre adjoining a government-aided school in Valparai, that had been remained locked due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
Sources in the Revenue Department said that the noon meal centre was next to the Government Aided Elementary School in the High Forest Estate in Valparai taluk. As the school has been designated as a polling station for the upcoming urban local body elections, officials on election duty for Valparai Municipality visited the school for an inspection on Friday. As they opened the noon meal centre, they found the skeletal remains of an elephant, the sources said. The room had been locked for several months as the school had remained closed during the lockdown, according to the sources.