Movement of elephants to be monitored

Chennai Online
January 10, 2009

Dindigul, Jan 10: Forest department is planning to put up watch towers at four places to monitor the movement of elephants in Palani forest areas in the district. Officials said the watch towers would be installed near Summer Water spots as the elephants would come there in search of water.

The locations selected were Palaru and Porundalaru dams, Vaiyanturai and Kudiraiyaru.
Elephant herd caused extensive damage to crops in Palani and Oddanchattiram area forcing the forest officials to bring trained elephants to drive the herd back into the Pollachi forest area.

But they could not succeed in their effort fully.Hence they had decided to monitor the movement of the elephants andplan strategy to prevent them from damaging the crops, the sources said.