October 14, 2026
By The Flag Post staff
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The western ghats lies in the western part of the large northwest Belagavi district, Karnataka. Ghotagali village Panchayat lies 30 kilometres from Khanapur taluk. The villages here have been continuously witnessing elephant herds raiding the farms, and destroying the standing crops during the night in the past few days. A farmer’s paddy crops in 2.5 acres, estimated a total loss of 70 paddy bags worth up to upwards of Rs. 50,000 stand destroyed.
The Nagargali RFO, visited the village and met the 12 farmers whose crops were raided, destroyed and devoured by the elephant herds. The farmers realise the extent of the crop damage only when they reach their farms in the early morning. In the past the farmers too have lost their lives. The Forest Department took stock of the situation and warned the farmers not to walk alone in the night time
