Bhubaneswar, Nov. 25 -- Khordha: A herd of 18 elephants strayed into the Khordha District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) on Tuesday night triggering panic among the patients, staff and locals.

As per reports, the elephants barged into the hospital premises by breaking the boundary wall of the hospital. Till the last report came in, the elephants were spotted moving inside the cashew nut orchard located inside the DHH campus.

After getting information, officials of Khorhda forest division rushed to the spot and launched a drive to disperse the jumbos. Keeping in view of the presence of 132 KV electric lines crossing near the hospital campus, a team of Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha (CESU) officials have also been engaged to ke...