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MP: Elephant Stuck In River Water In Panna Tiger Reserve Rescued

The elephant's legs were tied with a chain and it was making the rescue difficult. But, the jumbo managed to keep its trunk up to breathe, he said.바카라 웹사이트

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A female elephant trapped in the Ken river water in Madhya Pradesh's Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) has been rescued, officials said on Sunday.바카라 웹사이트The incident took place on Thursday, they said, adding the stranded jumbo managed to keep its trunk up for breathing and was rescued after a four-hour operation.바카라 웹사이트

PTR's deputy director Ripudaman Singh Bhadoria said information was received on Thursday that a female elephant got trapped in the Ken river water flow in Madla area of the reserve.바카라 웹사이트The elephant's legs were tied with a chain and it was making the rescue difficult. But, the jumbo managed to keep its trunk up to breathe, he said.바카라 웹사이트

Bhadoria said he contacted the collectors of Panna and neighbouring Chhatarpur district for help and they responded immediately by sending the State Disaster Emergency Response Force (SDERF) and Home Guard teams. But, it was difficult for the rescue teams to anchor their boats due to the intense river water flow, he said.바카라 웹사이트

The SDERF teams used another boat to anchor their boat. They then cut the chains tied to the elephant's legs, he said.바카라 웹사이트It took almost four hours to rescue the elephant and its health is now fine, the official said. 바카라 웹사이트

Panna Collector Harjinder Singh said the PTR officials had informed the district administration about the situation.바카라 웹사이트Rescue teams from Panna and Chhatarpur district were able to save the elephant despite all odds, he said.

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