Wild elephants go on rampage in Bardiya, Saptari

The Rising Nepal September 19, 2007 BARDIYA, Sept. 18: The wild elephants have demolished 26 houses of freed Kamaiyas in Neulapur VDC-4, Khimarhawaphant, last night. The wild elephants from Bardiya National Park ate the food grains and damaged all the clothes and utensils in the house. The administration of national park has not shown any interest towards preventing the elephant rampage in Neulapur, Nagnaha, Gaula, Thakurdara and Shivapur VDCs of the district. Necessary human resource has been sent to various areas of the district as to prevent the rampage, said national park office. In Kanchanpur (Saptari): Farmers of Phattepur VDC and other adjoining VDCs of Saptari district have been terrorized from the wild elephant and tiger. They have been compelled to stay awake during the night when elephant from Sagarmatha Community Forest area nearby Phattepur VDC entered the settlement in the evening and caused damages in paddy plantation and house as well, said the farmers. The elephant caused damages the paddy planted in one bigaha of land of locals, Parshuram Basnet and Abhi Narayan Bastola, said the victims. The elephants have damaged 12 houses and crops planted by local people during last four months, they added. Likewise, patrol members, shepherds and those collecting grass and firewood in the community forest area have also been in problem owing to the rampage of tigers here.