Elephants destroyed our houses 3 weeks ago, Forest officers not visited yet

Sumri Oraon from Sundargarh district of Odisha is telling us 3 weeks back a herd of elephants attacked their village and destroyed 7 houses including her.She is a widow with 5 children and have nowhere to go. She is living under tree and somehow surviving with help from villagers. Forest dept has not bothered to visit them so far. You are requested to call the local forest officer Mr Dhal at 09437576386. For more SumriJi can be reached at 8895541417

Posted on: Jul 25, 2013. Tags: FOREST SUMRI ORAON

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