A herd of over 150 wild elephants has been on the rampage in the world’s largest inhabited river island of Majuli, lured by the smell of rice beer, damaging houses, granaries and vegetation.
The elephant had come from the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park after being lured by the smell of rice beer, which is consumed by villagers at this time of the year. They damaged over 55 houses, 19 granaries and more than 100 acres of vegetable growing fields. Over 50 forest personnel have been posted in the area since Monday, the officials said.