Elephants have damaged the homes, crops, and property of 13 families in the Chaudandigadhi Municipality area, causing damage worth around Rs. 1.62 million.
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Elephants have entered various settlements of Chaudandigadhi Municipality in Udayapur, causing extensive damage to houses, crops and other properties.
According to Police Inspector Prabhu Limbu, in-charge of Area Police Office Beltar, the elephants that entered Ward No. 4 and 7 continuously since Ashad 13 have damaged the houses and properties of 13 families, causing a loss worth around 1.62 million rupees.
The elephants destroyed the tin and wooden fences of the houses, as well as damaged paddy, rice, corn, clothes, utensils, chicken and pigeon cages and crops. Immediately after the incident, a team deployed from Area Police Office Beltar and Police Post Basaha chased the elephants towards the forest with the help of locals.
The most damage was caused in the Lamachauri area of Ward No. 7. The house and crops of Vriddhi Maya Rai have been damaged to the tune of Rs 400,000, that of Laxmi BK Rs 300,000, that of Bam Bahadur BK, Roshan BK and Bir Bahadur Magar Rs 200,000 each. Similarly, the houses of Khil Bahadur Magar and Radha BK have been damaged to the tune of Rs 100,000 each.
The police have stated that the houses and agricultural equipment of Asunta Rai, Sharada Rai, Durga Bahadur Basnet and Saraswati Rai in Ward No. 4 have been damaged to the tune of Rs 20,000 to 50,000.
Two houses near the Area Police Office Beltar were damaged last night. Police Inspector Prabhu Limbu said that the houses of Hari Bahadur Raut and Madan Pariyar were damaged.
Locals are panicking after elephants entered the village and started causing damage repeatedly. The affected families have demanded immediate relief, proper compensation and long-term management to reduce the risk of wild elephants from the concerned bodies.
A group of elephants coming from the east has moved west. The elephants, which hide in the forest during the day, have been entering villages at night to quench their hunger and thirst, damaging crops and food. They have also been destroying houses in the process. Local Saraswati Rai said that people are at risk of losing their lives and are afraid to move around.
