<p>A herd of elephants damaged crops at Kogile in Banakal hobli. Elephants have damaged crops in Kogile, Bhinnadi, Kodebail, Chegu and other villages in the last 20 years.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Sunday morning, elephants damaged paddy, banana, coffee and black pepper crops at Kogile and Kodebail. The paddy fields belong to Suresh and Harish. The elephants also damaged the shed of a house at Kodebail and paddy fields belonging to Mohan. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The villagers chased the elephants back to the forest.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ranjith Kogile, a resident, said, “Fear has gripped the villagers with the elephants reaching near doors of houses. The labourers are scared to work in coffee estates. Authorities should chalk out a project to translocate the elephants.”</p>
<p>A herd of elephants damaged crops at Kogile in Banakal hobli. Elephants have damaged crops in Kogile, Bhinnadi, Kodebail, Chegu and other villages in the last 20 years.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Sunday morning, elephants damaged paddy, banana, coffee and black pepper crops at Kogile and Kodebail. The paddy fields belong to Suresh and Harish. The elephants also damaged the shed of a house at Kodebail and paddy fields belonging to Mohan. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The villagers chased the elephants back to the forest.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ranjith Kogile, a resident, said, “Fear has gripped the villagers with the elephants reaching near doors of houses. The labourers are scared to work in coffee estates. Authorities should chalk out a project to translocate the elephants.”</p>
