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Andhra Pradesh Forest Department rescues elephant from 15 feet deep ditch

A video was shared was Indian Forest Services (IFS) officer Parveen Kaswan in which the forest officials were seen rescuing the elephant.    

Andhra Pradesh Forest Department rescues elephant from 15 feet deep ditch

An elephant fell in a 15 feet deep ditch in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. (Photo: Twitter/@ParveenKaswan)

The Forest Department of Andhra Pradesh has shown a humane act by rescuing an elephant which fell in a 15 feet deep ditch in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh.

A video was shared was Indian Forest Services (IFS) officer Parveen Kaswan in which the forest officials were seen rescuing the elephant.

According to Paswan, the giant fell inside a 15 feet deep ditch and was struggling to come out. A farmer saw the animal and informed the local forest department staff. After a long rescue operation, the animal was then successfully removed from the ditch.

He captioned the video saying, “A huge #elephant fell into 15 ft ditch at Chittoor. After hours of operation it was successfully saved by FD team. He decided to stay & thank later. Or complained! Courtesy: Sunil Reddy, DFO Chittoor.”

Officer Paswan also shared a picture of the elephant inside the ditch to show the size of the hole.

“This is the ditch where it fell. Was struggling to come out when a farmer noticed and informed the FD staff,” he captioned the picture.

Twitterati gave a heartfelt response to the act of the Forest Department. Amid the coronavirus crisis, which has taken the entire human race in its grip, the act of forest officials was worth appreciating.

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