<p>Thrissur, Kerala: A day after two tribal people including a woman were found killed in an elephant attack in the Athirappilly forests of this district, a dawn-to-dusk public hartal commenced in the area on Wednesday.</p>.<p>People of the area organised the hartal to register their protest against alleged government inaction.</p>.<p>The hartal has the backing of all the political parties and it was being carried out peacefully, an officer of Athirappilly police station said.</p>.Karnataka: Elephant dies of electrocution.<p>The protestors blocked roads and sent back vehicles of tourists, but allowed passage of office goers, emergency vehicles and those carrying essential goods, police said, adding that it was a peaceful agitation.</p>.<p>However, as it is a tourist site, sending back visitors would affect the area, the officer said.</p>.<p>The protestors assured that they would call off the agitation after a few hours and that it would not continue till evening, he added.</p>.<p>Visuals on TV channels showed the protestors standing in the middle of the roads and sending back private vehicles, even as a large number of police personnel remained nearby to prevent any untoward incident.</p>
<p>Thrissur, Kerala: A day after two tribal people including a woman were found killed in an elephant attack in the Athirappilly forests of this district, a dawn-to-dusk public hartal commenced in the area on Wednesday.</p>.<p>People of the area organised the hartal to register their protest against alleged government inaction.</p>.<p>The hartal has the backing of all the political parties and it was being carried out peacefully, an officer of Athirappilly police station said.</p>.Karnataka: Elephant dies of electrocution.<p>The protestors blocked roads and sent back vehicles of tourists, but allowed passage of office goers, emergency vehicles and those carrying essential goods, police said, adding that it was a peaceful agitation.</p>.<p>However, as it is a tourist site, sending back visitors would affect the area, the officer said.</p>.<p>The protestors assured that they would call off the agitation after a few hours and that it would not continue till evening, he added.</p>.<p>Visuals on TV channels showed the protestors standing in the middle of the roads and sending back private vehicles, even as a large number of police personnel remained nearby to prevent any untoward incident.</p>