Thaindian.com
May 3rd, 2008
Thiruvananthapuram, May 3 (IANS) Concerned about the increasing incidents of captive elephants turning violent in Kerala, Mumbai-based Zachariah Mathew has developed a new device to rein in animals that run amok. “I was deeply disturbed when I heard that an elephant turned violent and trampled three people to death at a temple festival in Thrissur earlier this month. In a matter of few days, I designed a nylon belt fitted with a remote controlled device that could lock the legs of the elephant by the press of a button,” Mathew, managing director of Mumbai-based Senzo Engineering, told reporters here Saturday.
Mathew, who has had formal education only till Class 6, has developed close to 250 products, which include six patented ones.
These include a hydraulic-hinged mast, crash barrier and a hydraulic car parking system.
Mathew said the new control gear was a simple device placed at two sides of the elephant, with one of its legs connected to a belt.
“To lock the elephant’s legs, the mahout, standing as far as 75 feet away, can press the remote and the belt will tighten around its legs. It then cannot move from the place. I tried this on a crane and it worked, and I am now speaking to state forest officials to try it on elephants,” Mathew explained.
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