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.