Wild elephant electrocuted in Chittoor district; Pawan Kalyan orders inquiry
A wild elephant was electrocuted by a low-hanging power line in Andhra Pradesh, prompting an inquiry by Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan. This incident highlights ongoing human-wildlife conflict in the region, with 25 elephant deaths recorded since 2014.
Why it matters
It underscores the critical need for better infrastructure safety and wildlife conservation management in rapidly developing agricultural regions.
A wild male elephant was electrocuted in a mango orchard abutting forest land near Papireddigaripalle, close to the Mangalampeta forest beat in Pulicharla mandal of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh , on Monday night (August 31, 2026). Its death takes the toll of wild elephants killed in the region since 2014 to close to 25.
A woman farmer noticed the carcass in the orchard on Tuesday and informed the forest officials. The elephant appeared to have come into contact with live electrical wires connected to a water pump at a ground-level farm well.
District Forest Officer (Chittoor) G. Subburaj and Forest Range Officers from Chittoor and Piler reached the spot and conducted a preliminary assessment.
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