The forest department rescued a female elephant and its calf which got stuck inside a trench near Nagiapasi in Dhenkanal on Tuesday.
As per reports, the mother elephant and the calf were crossing the Dhenkanal-Kapilash road near Nagiapasi, but slid into the roadside trench. The animals were struggling to get out of the pit, but all in vain.
Coming to know about the distressed animals, local residents immediately informed the forest department.
A team of forest guards and officials along with some members of the elephant squad rushed to the spot. Later, the mother elephant managed to get out of the trench.
An excavator was deployed at the site and a slope pit was dug into the trench. Then the calf was rescued.
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Dhenkanal DFO Sumit Kar said, “A seven-member herd was moving in the area. A female elephant and its calf got separated from the herd and fell into a trench. On being informed, a team of forest officials rushed to the site. They were in such a situation that they could not come out naturally. After being rescued, they were driven into the nearby forest. Still, we are tracking them.”