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RC Morris Report and Kodo Millet
November 7 , 2024
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- 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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