MORE than 200 people from Upparathandapalli village near Hosur resorted to a road blockade on Sunday protesting against the forest department for not taking any action to prevent the elephants from entering into human habitats.
Traffic on the Hosur-Dharmapuri National Highway was paralysed for more than three hours due to the protest.
According to Upparathandapalli resident Rajamma, a herd o
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/villagers-block-road-against-forest-depts-lethargy
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-menace
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/elephant
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/people-animal-conflicts
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