Dehradun: Elephant rescued after 10-hour-long operation

DEHRADUN: After a 10-hour-long rescue operation, a team of around eight forest officials succeeded in rescuing a tusker from Ganga near Bheemgora barrage. The elephant had entered into the river from Chilla range and was trying to head towards human population in Saptrishi area of Haridwar, when it was stopped by the forest team.
The team tried to make the elephant return to the forest but due to heavy water flow, the elephant got stuck midway.The elephant was tranquilised by a team of veterinary doctors and taken to Chiriyapur rescue centre for further treatment late on Tuesday. The tusker got injured in mutual fight in the forest according to staff.
Meanwhile on Monday, a worker from Nepal was trampled to death near Rishikesh in Chilla range.