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Two cars, belonging to Manoj Kumar and Thomas from Muvattupuzha, were damaged.
Considering Kerala's scorching temperatures, the court stressed the necessity of maintaining distance in such conditions.
A three-member committee has to issue a fitness certificates for the elephant 12 hours prior to the start of the festival.
However, elephant owners have come out in protest of the circular. They also said if the order is not withdrawn, they won't release elephants for the festival.
The district authority has invoked prohibitory orders in four wards of Kottappady panchayat for the next 24 hours.
The elephant was crossing the railway track on its way back to the forest after drinking water from a nearby residential area.
Efforts are underway to rescue the elephant from the shallow, square-shaped well.
An initial compensation will be handed over to the family soon, said district collector.
Mini, the deceased, was on her way to collect honey when the elephant struck.
Sightings of wild elephant herds were reported in Devikulam and Munnar's Kundala Dam and Idamalakudi.