Wild elephants pull down 16 telephone posts

19 April 2024 06:03 am - 8 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

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By Romesh Madusanka

Mannar, April 19 (Daily Mirror) - A herd of wild elephant that roamed into the Settikulam-Mannar main highway in the early hours of last morning had pulled down telephone posts causing the breakdown of telecom services in several areas.

Police said the jumbos had pulled down 16 telephone posts in a distance of about two kilometres.

On information from police, a team of telecom officials and employees arrived and commenced repairs to the telephone line.

They said similar incidents had been experienced earlier.

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Lay Cables Underground Friday, 19 April 2024 07:04 AM

Time to start laying these cables underground. These elephants will try toppling them down soon after it’s up. In general, there should be a plan to start laying all cables under ground within a 10 to 15 year frame.

DOT Friday, 19 April 2024 07:18 AM

Watchout ! Elephants are getting wild .

Wild Elephant Friday, 19 April 2024 09:03 AM

At least now, lay the lines underground..Wild Elephant

Man Friday, 19 April 2024 09:21 AM

Why they do not try an underground system to prevent a repetition, in those affected areas? Not an issue of serious concern, at all.

Ovini Ranathunga Friday, 19 April 2024 09:30 AM

I wonder why police did not arrest at least a jumbo

Osmund Perera Friday, 19 April 2024 03:41 PM

Maybe, the elephants wanted to make a trunk call!

Buddhist Friday, 19 April 2024 05:25 PM

The elephants may have thought that the telephone wires provided power to the electric fences.

selfish human beings Friday, 19 April 2024 06:13 PM

The wild elephants are very angry that man has encroahed into their land and is trying to dictate terms to them when they were the first to roam the length and breath of this planet earth freely before man set foot on this planet earth and ruined their habitat.

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