Elephant dies of electrocution near Coimbatore.Byline: ANI Coimbatore, July 10 (ANI): An elephant that trespassed onto agricultural lands, was found dead at a village near Narasipuram in Coimbatore on Thursday. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. villagers, the elephant was aged around 40 years and might have hit a high-tension (HT) electricity pole or come into contact with the wire. The Narasipuram Forest Range office has been informed of the incident. Forest warden WARDEN. A guardian; a keeper. This is the name given to various officers: as, the warden of the prison; the wardens of the port of Philadelphia; church wardens. Doraiswamy said the pachyderm was a victim of electrocution electrocution Method of execution in which the condemned person is subjected to a heavy charge of electric current. The prisoner is shackled into a wired chair, and electrodes are fastened to the head and one leg so that the current will flow through the body. . "We received a message that a male tusker had been found dead near the Poondi South beat area. On hearing the news, we went to the spot and found the tusker had died. This has been conveyed to the higher officials. Now, a veterinary doctor will examine and ascertain the cause of the death," said Doraiswamy. Farmers of the area, however, called on the authorities to dig trenches and also fence the foothills to prevent elephants from entering. "The best and only way to permanently keep these elephants at bay is to dig bunkers near the foothills and erect solar powered fencing," said Palaniswamy, a farmer. Experts claim that massive deforestation deforestation Process of clearing forests. Rates of deforestation are particularly high in the tropics, where the poor quality of the soil has led to the practice of routine clear-cutting to make new soil available for agricultural use. , poaching poaching: see cooking. and people encroaching upon forest corridors have forced elephants to move out in search of food and water. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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