Balrampur, May 27 -- Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Alok Vajpayee, along with Forest Department officials, visited the Ramanujganj forest area on Wednesday, near Takia village in Balrampur district, where a herd of 22 elephants, including several young calves, has been camping for nearly one and a half months.

According to locals and forest officials, the elephants have been moving within the forest area close to the village but have not caused any damage to homes or property so far.

Speaking to ANI, DFO Alok Bajpai on Tuesday said the herd is currently roaming around 500 metres from the nearby settlement and that forest officials, along with the Hathi Mitra Dal and villagers, have been monitoring the movement continuously.

"A herd of...