Madikeri: A wild tusker, which had strayed into a private coffee estate in search of food and water, was electrocuted after it touched a sagging 11 KV power line, passing through the coffee estate at Kutta village, Srimangala hobli in Ponnampet taluk yesterday early morning. The tusker was said to be aged between 40 and 45 years.
The coffee estate belongs to one Pravardhan Poojari and is located next to the Kali Temple in Kutta. There is a 11 KV power line passing at a very less height through the estate. The wild tusker, which strayed into the estate, touched the live power line with its truck while trying to break a branch and was electrocuted immediately. Meanwhile, villagers alleged that negligence on the part of CESC had led to the incident. They said that there is a distance of about 300 mts from one electric pole to another, causing the power line to sag very low which resulted in the wild elephant being electrocuted.
