An Elephant was rescued after it accidentally fell into a 50-foot open farm well near Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu on Thursday. The rescue operation lasted for about 14 hours as forest officials put in their best to save the life of the eight-year-old elephant.
The elephant accidentally fell into a well in the Yelugundur village near Panchampalli in the wee hours of Thursday. Locals noticed and alerted forest officials immediately, news agency PTI reports. The elephant, in fact, was stuck inside the dry well for almost fourteen hours.
To rescue the elephant, the animal was tranquilised twice. With the help of a rope, the elephant was tied to a crane on the ground, and was pulled up from inside the well. The elephant was being monitored and all necessary ‘’attention’’ was given, PTI reports citing officials.
“This is how yesterday a female elephant from Dharmapuri, TN was rescued. Which fell in the open well. After hours of operation, which included supplying food also, the elephant was rescued by a forest team. It was a 50-foot deep well. And credits to the elephant also for her will,” Parveen Kaswan said in the caption of his post
Open wells & ditches in elephant migratory routes are huge problems for these animals. Since they are long ranging creatures, migrate to long distances for food & water.
Least we can do is cover such wells or keep safety wall. Imagine it was a 50 feet deep well. pic.twitter.com/DowUTy6aKZ
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) November 20, 2020
It was 15 hour long rescue. Here at a glance. From planning, getting down, crowd management, keeping elephant alive & hydrated and then finally bringing her out safely. Elephant needs appreciation as well for cooperating. 🙏🏻🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/nrFGHJ6qqT
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) November 20, 2020
Kaswan also applauded the forest officials for their efforts in separate tweets.
It took a complete day for the forest staff to rescue the female elephant from 50 feet deep well. Every such rescue is a unique case where strategy is adopted based on circumstances.
Kudos to all involved in this one.
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) November 20, 2020
The rescue video has gone viral on social media and netizens praised the forest officials as well.
