Milton.lawrencemysuru: After the Dasara Gajah Goplasy panicked during the celebration of Srirangapatna Dasara last week, forest officers involved in the Dasara celebration in Mysuru had decided to expand the procession path, especially near the podium carried out on Wednesday to get used to the elephants with all celebrations in celebrations such as bathing petals to gods, cannon shots and then cultural cavalkade procession.
Following the Banteng elephant who panicked in the hearing of cannon shots during the Srirangapatna training did not take any risk during the Dasara procession on October 15 when the VIP included CM and the governor would attend.
Fresh standard operating procedures have been prepared to focus on elephants so that they remain calm during the procession.
Therefore, enough care will be taken to avoid striking objects or lights, ensuring no sound nearby, no breakup crackers and making participants stay away from pachyderms.
Say Abhimanyu is their strength.
“He is a shooter and has helped the department in a number of elephant and tiger rescue operations over the past few decades,” an official said.
The main elephant, Abhimanyu, who appeared as the successor to Arjuna, will bring Howdah Golden.
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According to the officer, he behaved well and calm.
He will stand near Dais along with two beef elephants during the inauguration when the minister’s head will offer flowers to gods.
Other elephants will be far from the stage and therefore there is no worries in this matter, the official added.
An officer said Gopalaswamy was an experienced elephant.
“He might panic because of the rupture of colorful crackers.
However, he turned around and stood calmly without damaging anyone.
He did not meet the crowd.
Learning from the incident Srirangapatna, a plan has been prepared for the last day of MySuru Dasara procession,” the official added DCF (wildlife) v carikalan, is responsible for eight Dasara elephants, saying only seven will take part in the procession because Vikrama has entered Mutus.
For requests, the officer said Abhimanyu, a veteran Dasara elephant, experienced and able to remain peace regardless of the situation.
“Four other elephants will leave the main area before the cannon is fired.
This is not a matter of worries because all elephants are obedient and healthy,” he added.