reduce elephant movement – The forest department has intensified night patrolling and filled ponds and ponds in the forests with water to reduce incidents of wild elephants entering villages during summer. District forest officer N Vengatesh Prabhu said a total of 18 border night patrol teams (BNPTs) are conducting night patrolling in seven forest ranges of Coimbatore forest division – Madukkarai, Boluvampatti, Coimbatore, Periyanaickenpalayam, Karamadai, Mettupalayam and Sirumugai.