<p class="title">Wild elephants have damaged crops at Hesagodu and Kotrakere in Mudigere taluk on Sunday. </p>.<p class="bodytext">A herd of elephants had been camping at Kotrakere, Moolarahalli, Hesagodu, Guthi, Billuru and Kadidal areas for the last 15 days. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The elephants strayed into the plantations of Honnemakki Ramesh at Hesagodu and damaged banana, coffee, arecanut and silver trees.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Later, they damaged the coffee plantations belonging to Lakshman Gowda, Madan, Ramesh, Jagannath, Ravi Gowda and Ranjith. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The plantations belonging to Sukesh at Kotrakere too have been damaged.</p>.<p class="bodytext">An elephant had attacked a woman at Guthi 20 days ago. Owing to the presence of elephants, labourers are scared to work in estates. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The residents have urged the Forest Department officials to chase elephants back to the forest. </p>
<p class="title">Wild elephants have damaged crops at Hesagodu and Kotrakere in Mudigere taluk on Sunday. </p>.<p class="bodytext">A herd of elephants had been camping at Kotrakere, Moolarahalli, Hesagodu, Guthi, Billuru and Kadidal areas for the last 15 days. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The elephants strayed into the plantations of Honnemakki Ramesh at Hesagodu and damaged banana, coffee, arecanut and silver trees.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Later, they damaged the coffee plantations belonging to Lakshman Gowda, Madan, Ramesh, Jagannath, Ravi Gowda and Ranjith. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The plantations belonging to Sukesh at Kotrakere too have been damaged.</p>.<p class="bodytext">An elephant had attacked a woman at Guthi 20 days ago. Owing to the presence of elephants, labourers are scared to work in estates. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The residents have urged the Forest Department officials to chase elephants back to the forest. </p>
