NE NEWS SERVICE
KARAIKAL, JUN 17
An elephant belonging to the Lord Saneeswara temple at Tirunallar in Karaikal district has undergone COVID-19 test as a precautionary measure.
A team of veterinarians collected swab samples from the female elephant named ”Prakruti” on Thursday in the presence of Joint Directors of Animal Husbandry, Karaikal Dr Latha Mangeshkar and Dr Gopinath.
The Puducherry government had ordered the test as a precautionary measure, officials said.
Joint Director Latha Mangeshkar said that the samples would be sent to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute at Bareillyin Uttar Pradesh and it will take about a week to get the results.
Prakruti was brought toTirunallar as a calf in 2011 from the Sakrebayalu elephant camp in Shimoga district of Karnataka.
