Other · 30 Oct
Electrocution behind 32 of 49 elephant deaths in Andhra’s Chittoor since 2015
AI summaryDistrict Collector Sumit Kumar reported that 32 of 49 elephant deaths in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district since 2015 were caused by electrocution. He called for coordinated action between the Forest Department and APSPDCL to address low-hanging power lines and illegal electrical connections. The Collector stated that 150 critical locations would be fixed within a month and 484 low-lying points within three months.
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