March 30, 2023

Elephant blocks road in Karlapat sanctuary, Kalahandi

NFTV:Odisha:Kalahandi: Panic gripped passengers after an Elephant blocked the road near Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in Kalahandi district on Tuesday.

According to locals, an OSRTC bus was en route to Bhawanipatna from Rampur when the driver of the bus spotted a male elephant in the middle of the road. Following this, fear prevails amongst the passengers and the staff of the bus, The driver was unable to move the Bus and had to halt for around 2 hours on the spot.

According to Raj Singh Deo member of Karlapat Royal family, The tusker is moving around the Karlapat and entering villages even himself encountered the same single tusked elephant more than five times.