Baliguda: Panic gripped residents of Ward number-1 of Badagaon village of Baliguda in Odisha’s Kandhamal district following reports of a tiger roaming around in the area a week ago.
According to sources, a Punp house worker spotted the tiger roaming around the river banks near the pump house of Badagaon. He said that he heard an unusual sound while going to turn on the pump. So, he turned on his phone flashlight to check and got scared after noticing the tiger. He later informed the Forest Department about the tiger.
On the instructions of Baliguda DFO, 2 teams led by Forester in-charge, Satya Narayan Mohanty, have arrived at the said place the tiger was spotted and are conducting patrolling in the area all night. The team has identified the footprints of the tiger. However, the forest department officials said that the preliminary investigation revealed that the footprints are not that of a tiger. The forest department has alerted the local people after the preliminary investigation revealed that it was a hyena’s footprints.
