Till August, forget getting rooms at the plush air-conditioned cottages at Makulakocha on the foothills of the scenic Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, 24km from Mango in Jamshedpur. The three non-AC rooms inside the compound hosting the cottages are also booked till then. A source in the forest range office said all cottages and rooms at the 192sqkm elephant abode, which spans both East Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan districts, were booked from June 9 till August-end. Singh said they were happy with the interest that Dalma evokes among visitors. “Right now, around 80 elephants are anchored at Dalma, so tourists can expect to get really lucky,” the forester said.

Source: The Telegraph June 02, 2019 20:28 UTC