Elephant died at Jadupur

Article published on leading oriya daily 'Sambad' on 26.12.2011.

Dead body of a male tusker recovered from Jadupur reserved forest under Aathmalik Forest Range, Angul. According to the villagers the tusker was keeping ill. It is the second such incident in the area. On 14th October 2011 another female elephant died under similar circumstances at Dhandatopa Range.

Elephant Deaths in Orissa

Article published in 'Hiranchal' a oriya daily on 14.12.2011.

The staggering number of elephant deaths in Orissa. In between 2000-2011, a total of 548 numbers of elephants have died in Orissa and 73 of those have died in the district of Keonjhar.

Ashra - Donating clothes to isolated leprosy patients

Ashra Member Debabrata Ghosh & Sanjay Dash went to Leprosy Village

at Hathibari, Sambalpur to donate clothes.

Plight of elephants in Orissa

It's really sad and grave matter of concern that end number of elephants are dying over the years in Orissa and not much has been done to save them. Following is the various news article published in local dailies on elephant death/killing.

3 elephants dead after electrocution.

(Rairakhol, Orissa)

Two female elephants dead and one injured in train accident.

(Champua Range, Keonjhar, Orissa)

Female elephant died of electrocution, 4 elephants dead in 5 days. 

(Joda-Barbil, Orissa)

Two elephants dead because of naked electric wires 

(Padiabahal, Sambalpur, Orissa).

500 elephants dead in 16 years.

Ashra - Helping an ailing elephant

As we are committed in saving wildlife, our member Mr. Sanjay Das reported about the ailing condition of the following tusker ailing from an unknown decease at Bamra Range, Sambalpur, Orissa. We tried to get in touch with the local forest officials and requested him to take a note of the situation but they thought that the tusker wont survive, and so there was this casual approach. But we contacted Principal Chief Conservator of  Forest and once the story was out on a reputed english daily 'The Indian Express', it compelled them to take necessary action  and after prolong calls, updates with the officials, it is heartening to see that the issue has been taken care of and the wild elephant has now fully recovered.

The elephant photo in the above news article has been taken by our member and secretary Mr. Sanjay Dash.

Ashra - Assisting in Elephant Counting

Ashra Secretary Mr. Sanjay Dash went to Gumloi, Rengali Range Sambalpur for assisting the forest officials on 'elephant census program'.

Ashra - Free Eye Camp

Ashra member Dhiraj Bohidar helping doctors in a 'free eye camp' organised by Ashra for poor people.
Place - Veer Surendra Sai Club, Ainthapali, Sambalpur.

Ashra member Jitendra Mishra helping doctors in a 'free eye camp' organised by Ashra for poor people.
Place - Chamunda, Bhimkhoj, Sambalpur.

ASHRA - A Voluntary Organisation of Dedicated Youths

We are a group of friends engaged in individual job/business. As educated people, we decided that it's our responsibility to work for the betterment of the society, raise awareness on social issue, save nature etc. so on 1st May 2002 (Foundation Day) we came out with a decision to form an NGO named ASHRA. We will indulge in the following activities:-

1. Creating awareness on natural resources
2. Help the poor and needy
3. Saving Animals and inform the authorities in case of any abuses
4. Organising Free Health Camps
5. Plantation

Our Founding Members

• Anand Sagar Dash (President)
• Artatrana Mirdha
• Biswajit Padhi
• Bhagban Sarangi
• Debabrata Ghosh
• Dhiraj Bohidar (Asst. Secretary)
• Haresh Pradhan (Asst. Project Leader)
• Jitendra Mishra (Project Leader)
• Phanindra Pradhan
• Priyaranjan Purohit  (Vice-President)
• Sanjay Kumar Dash (Tresurer)
• Saroj Purohit (Secretary)
• Umakant Behera
• Suresh Kumar Jena