Hyderabad, Aug. 9 -- The Karnataka government on Thursday agreed to send eight Kumki elephants (trained captive elephants) along with mahouts to Andhra Pradesh to help it drive away wild elephants that have been wreaking havoc in the forests of Chittoor and also north Andhra districts of Srikakulam and Vizianagaram.

After a meeting with his Karnataka counterpart Eshwar B Khandre, Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister with environment and forests portfolio Pawan Kalyan told reporters at Bengaluru: "We have asked the Karnataka government to send some Kumki elephants to drive away wild elephants in the state, which are creating a big problem in some areas of Chittoor bordering Karnataka and also other parts of the state."

He thanked the Kar...