Bengaluru: Stranded wild elephant Sidda’s ordeal came to an end after he was rescued by wild life officials from the backwaters of Manchanabele dam near Bengaluru in Karnataka on Tuesday.
Angry villagers, who were frustrated with the 45-year-old tusker raiding their crops, had shot the animal on its right hind leg around 60 days back forcing him to stay in the backwaters since then.
The jumbo used to get into the water by 6 am in the morning and would come out to eat at 10 pm in the night. He had found temporary relief in the water as it reduced his pain.
Sidda became a huge sensation on social media after #SaveSidda campaign started to draw the attention of the wildlife and forest ministry. With the sate being busy in the ongoing Cauvery crisis, Sidda received no help in the beginning.
The first one to spot Sidda was Vallish Kaushik, a wildlife enthusiast. He knew something was wrong as a single tusker was in the backwaters for days together and he alerted the authorities immediately.
The Tusker is now receiving medication from a team of experts, ranging from doctors who flew in from Assam to in-house Bannerghatta National Park doctors. It was a sight of happiness for everyone around Sidda when all the four legs touched the ground for the first time in days. The pachyderm was not consuming enough food and was lying one sided in a pool of mud for the last 5 days. At present he is only consuming Ragi and the doctors remain positive as the elephant is responding to the treatment.
Sidda got his name after he killed a Bannerghatta National Park worker who's name was "Sidda". He recently was moved out of the dam using the Dasara elephants, which pushed him out of the waters. Entire of Karnataka is now praying for Sidda's speedy recovery.
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