In a move to deal with wild elephants that damage ration shops in the Valparai plateau, Tamil Nadu Forest Department and the WWF-India are coming out with a novel solution – using old cargo containers.
As a pilot project, the department and WWF-India are currently working together to set up container ration shops at two places that fall under the Manambolly forest range of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) in the Valparai plateau.
One such shop will come up at Muthumudi while the second one will be at Thaimudi middle division, both tea estate areas that witness regular movement of wild elephants.
