Villagers seek protection from Chinna Thambi

TIRUPUR: Employees of the Amaravathi Co-operative Sugar Mills and
residents of Krishnapuram on Wednesday requested authorities to drive
wild elephant Chinna Thambi away from the residential area.

Labour Progressive Federation and Anna Tholizhalar Peravai sent
petitions to chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami regarding the issue.

“For the last two years, the mill could not produce sugar due to drought.

Thanks to good rain, we were expecting good production in April. But the
presence of Chinna Thambi is affecting the atmosphere as employees and
the villagers fear that untoward incidents may happen,” secretary of LPF P
Mahalingam said. “The mill was taking steps in sugarcane seed
multiplication process in the farm, where the elephant is camping and
damaging crops.”

Meanwhile, animal husbandry minister K Radhakrishnan, who visited the area, said government is thinking about the steps to be taken deter Chinna Thambi

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