The training of Dasara elephants for Jamboo Savari is expected to be stepped up with the second batch of elephants arriving here from their respective camps on September 7.
Nine elephants led by tusker Abhimanyu had arrived here in the first batch under ‘Gajapayana’ three weeks ago and their training, including weight carrying tasks, are underway. The training with the wooden replica of the howdah mounted on the back of the lead elephant is expected to start from September 5.
Also, the exercise of familiarising the elephants with the booming sound of cannon firing is likely to commence from September 9. These tasks are part of the training done for the elephants ahead of the Dasara finale for preparing the jumbos for the big day.
