668 killed in jumbo attack in last three years in Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: At least 668 people have been killed in elephant attacks in Odisha in the last three years, Forest and Environment minister Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia informed the Assembly on Tuesday.

In a written reply to a question from Sanatan Mahakud (BJD), the minister further said during that period, 509 people from different parts of the state were injured in elephant attacks. Around 149 people died of the same reason in 2022-23 alone.

“Elephant herds have destroyed around 73,620 acre of crops and damaged 10,259 houses during the last three years,” Singhkhuntia informed.