Elephant calf rescued from well in Odisha

An elephant calf, that was stuck in a well, was rescued by forest officials and fire brige personnel in Odishas Ganjam district on Sunday, a forest official said.

baby elephant was suspected to have got trapped in well at Alariga on Saturday night.

Villrs alerted forest officials after finding elephant calf stuck in well and animal was rescued after a four-hour-long operation, official said.

"We h to dig a path near well enabling elephant calf to come out of it," said Divisional Forest Officer, Berhampur Amlan Nayak.

Once it was out of well, elephant disappeared into a forest, he said.

A herd of 15 elephants was roaming in area for last few days in search of food.