A female elephant and her calf overturned a tractor trolley on Saturday, while camping at the Dehradun highway in the Kanwias Lachiwala range, officials said the animals were loudly stimulated with music and lights in the tent.
Forest officials said that both animals overturned the trolley near the Manimai temple on the Dowla-Dehradun highway and returned to the forest before reaching their team’s place. Divisional Forest Officer Neeraj Sharma said that the area was off-lymph for the camp, but as Yatris stayed there, playing the music loudly, the elephant got upset and wanted to protect the calf.
He said, “We keep raising awareness on the importance of protection. Since the day plays the music on the Yatris loudspeakers, they did not stop it, despite the direction at night and in the forest areas in the forest areas. A person was injured in the incident and was taken to the hospital,” he said.
A video of the incident shows the elephant charging on the vehicles while the calf sees. The motorcycles were also damaged, and a Kanvariya was injured as YTRS tried to escape from the area, which stimulated the elephants.
The DFO stated that it has been informed that pitching of tents near forest areas is not allowed, but the congestion has increased and it has become difficult to manage. He said, “These parts have rich wildlife because they fall near the boundaries of Rajji National Park, and the directions are leading to such incidents,” he said.
Police have also issued directions on the heights of DJ machines and permissible sound boundaries during the visit.
The Haridwar police have issued instructions in this regard and have taken action against those bringing the DJ system with capacity beyond the prescribed limitations, who send back more than three dozen DJ systems found in violations of the prescribed noise level, size and regulations last week.
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