Sources said dung of kumkis collected from Theppakkadu camp is sprayed and burnt wherever tuskers and other elephants come out of the forest and get close to human habitations. Forest department officials believe the pungent smell of dung and smoke would keep the wild elephants from coming near human habitations.
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