Elephant trampled two women in Angul

By Bijay Mishra 
Angul, 24-4-23

People became panic after an elephant killed two women at Badakantakula village of Angul block on Monday morning . 

The deceased were identified as Muni Pradhan and Gouri Roul . 

The elephant trampled the two women , when  they were collecting mangos in the morning.

The elephant trampled Muni , killing her on the spot while Gouri sustained critical injuries after elephant attack and was admitted to the District Headquarters Hospital, where she died during treatment.

8 people have killed in Angul in last 3 months due to elephant attack . 

Their is widespread resentment among the people due to elephant menace in Angul forest division due to loss of lives & property . Around 70 persons were killed and 80 elephants were died in last 5 years due to human -elephants conflict in Angul district. 

“Rapid industrialisation & mining activities in Angul & Dhenkanal districts adversely  impacted forest cover , elephant corridors and water sources leading to erratic movements of elephants and subsequent human -elephants conflict. “- told Mr Rabindra Prasad Pattanaik, President, Citizens Action Forum . 

Massive coal mining expansion in elephant forests and large  industries around it , have  led to this conflict . “ There is no proper tracking of elephants in Bantala range , which lead to high number of human casualties “ -told Mr Ashok Satpathy , environmentalist.