Karnataka hands over four kumki elephants to Andhra Pradesh

By our Special Correspondent

Karnataka handed over four partially trained (kumki) elephants to Andhra Pradesh at a grand ceremony at the Vidhana Soudha on Wednesday. Two more elephants will be given to AP in the coming days. The elephants were handpicked, based on their behaviour and skills, by a team of officials from Karnataka and AP. The bulls, their mahouts and kawadis were sent to a special camp in Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh for further training. The mahouts and kawadis will train their counterparts in AP.