RC Morris Report and Kodo Millet

❖ While investigating the mysterious deaths of 10 elephants within 72 hours in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh forest department officials have come across R.C. Morris report.
❖ It is a 90-year-old report dated May 22, 1934 detailing the deaths of 14 elephants in Vannathiparai Reserve Forest, Tamil Nadu.
❖ It attributes the deaths of these elephants to the consumption of Kodo millet, locally known as ‘Varagu.’
❖ The antidote for this poison is believed to be tamarind water or buttermilk in large quantities.
❖ The incident was recounted on December 17, 1933.
❖ The same kind of millet is now being linked to the recent elephant fatalities in Bandhavgarh, Madhya Pradesh.

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