Udhagamandalam : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday felicitated mahout couple Bosman and Belie , who featured in Oscar – winning documentary short film ” The Elephant Whisperers ‘ , at Theppakadu elephant camp in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve ( MTR ) in the Nigiris in Tamil Nadu .
After a jungle safari covering 22km at the Bandoura Tiger Reserve ( BTR ) in Karna taka , Modi visited the century – old Theppakadu elephant camp , the oldest such camp in the country . The PM reached Theppakadu by road from BTR , located adjacent to MTR .
About 28 camp elephants , including two calves , with their mahouts and cava dies ( assistants ) , welcomed the PM to the camp . The elephants held their trunks high as a mark of greetings to him .
According to forest off coals , the PM enjoyed being with the camp elephants . He fed the elephants with sugar cane and freely moved with them . Modi also interacted with three forest watchers – Kalan , Bosman and Madhan . The National Tiger Con se reservation Authority had rec organized the watchers for their fieldwork . He spent over 30 minutes at the camp . Later , he headed for Masinagudi helipad 5km away by road .
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