Elephant deaths in MP’s Bandhavgarh: Ex-environment minister Ramesh demands ‘full inquiry’

On Tuesday, 4 chaotic elephants were recovered dormant successful the BTR portion 4 others, portion of the aforesaid herd of 13 tuskers, were recovered sick during regular patrolling, officials said.

Congress wide caput in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said, “The quality from the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve that 7 elephants person died portion 2 oregon 3 much are critical, is perfectly shocking.” “This wipes retired immoderate 10 per cent of the elephant colonisation successful the reserve astatine 1 go. A afloat enquiry indispensable instrumentality spot instantly and preventive measures indispensable beryllium instituted,” the erstwhile situation curate said connected X, tagging Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav.

Madhya Pradesh’s Forest Minister Ramniwas Rawat has ordered a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the decease of the tuskers and asked officials to guarantee strict enactment against culprits.

BTR’s lawman manager Prakash Kumar Verma said premier facie, the elephants seemed to person died aft consuming Kodo millet, but the nonstop origin volition beryllium known aft the autopsy.
Kodo millet is simply a assortment of millet considered a bully substitute of atom and wheat and tin past successful adust conditions arsenic against its chaotic counterpart, which is comparatively a water-intensive crop.

Verma connected Wednesday said truthful acold 7 elephants person died. They were portion of the herd of 13 pachyderms, helium informed.
The information of 3 different jumbos was superior and they were being treated, portion the BTR teams were monitoring the question of remaining elephants that were portion of the herd, helium said.