Cuttack: An elephant has been stuck near Mundali bridge in Athagarh of Cuttack district while crossing Mahanadi river this morning.
Reportedly, seven elephants have been swept away due to the strong water current in the river while a herd of elephants were crossing it and have been found floating near Nuasasan village under Athagarh.
However, one elephant has been stuck under the Mundali bridge and not being able to move ahead due to the heavy flow of water in Mahanadi river. The local spotted the trapped elephant and informed to the rescue operations team.
On getting the information, the local fire fighters along with the forest department team arrived at the spot and have initiated the rescue operation of the trapped elephant.
Till the last reports came in, two more elephants were also trapped in Mahanadi river. A 10-member expert team along with Chandaka DFO reaches Mundali for rescue of tusker stuck in waters. “Problem is with the crowd, and not the rescue operation. The elephant is slowly moving towards the shore and as large crowd on the bridge could scare the elephant, cops have been asked to dispel people from the vicinity,” said Chandaka DFO.
Two of the tuskers struggled and managed to reach the river bed. However, they returned back into the river after seeing large crowd in the surroundings.
Meanwhile, other elephants who were swept away in the river have reportedly destroyed a temple and created havoc in Nuasasan village.
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