COIMBATORE, INDIA, January 2012 (The Hindu): The Rest and Restoration camp for temple elephants was doing a world of good not only for the pachyderms but also their handlers (mahouts), observed the Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments M.S.M. Anandan at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve on Sunday.
With the camp for 36 female and one male temple elephant which got underway on December 14 scheduled to end in about a week, Mr. Anandan accompanied by the Commissioner, HR and CE J. Chandrakumar visited Mudumalai to get a first hand feel of the situation on the ground.
Stating that over the last five weeks there was a marked difference in the physical well being of the animals and the handlers, he said that a chart containing dos and don’ts for the elephants would be handed over to the handlers at the conclusion of the camp.