Kanchi mutt elephants 'traumatised' as foresters use force to shift them to Trichy camp

Chennai | Saturday | 28th September, 2019

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Meanwhile, sources told Express that Kanchi mutt had reached out to forest department expressing its willingness to take back the elephants and create a suitable facility for the elephants near the mutt. Similar to Kanchi elephants, these elephants also do not stay at owners place. Why can't forest department shift them to Trichy centre first," asks Suparna Ganguly, president, WRRC. They alleged that no notice or intimation of date or time was given to the owners of the elephants - Kanchi mutt - about translocation. The Kanchi mutt would send Rs 50,000 per month towards maintenance..