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After some years, an elephant was pressed into service,” said a forest department official. “We used the elephant only because the uprooted tree was near the camp. To make it easier for her, we cut the tree into small logs,” the official added.Vijayalakshmi had been staying in the camp for several years. Coimbatore: A 45-year-old female elephant from the Topslip elephant camp had a break from its routine on Wednesday when a tree uprooted near the camp.The elephant, Vijayalakshmi, was given the task to assist the forest department to carry logs of the fallen tree to a truck.The tree was uprooted on Tuesday night during incessant rain in the area.“Normally, we use an earthmover to remove fallen trees..