A wild tusker locally called Padayappa blocked a cement-laden lorry at Neymakkad near Munnar on Monday morning. According to local public, Padayappa entered the Munnar-Udumalpet interstate road at Neymakkad around 8.30 a.m.
The tusker blocked the heavy duty vehicle and tried to push it away using its trunk. The jumbo disrupted traffic on the highway for one hour and even camped on the main road.
Local public and plantation workers raised alarm, while the tusker later moved to a tea plantation. According to residents in the area, the tusker had been camping in Thenmala and Gundumala areas near Munnar for the past two days. According to Forest department sources, the tusker ventured out onto the road in search of food.
