Puri: Villagers of Brahmansahi under Chandradeipur pachayat in Pipli block are perturbed over the presence of large red ants into the village over the last two months. The villagers said they had never come across this variety of red ants and so big in number.
While a family has already left the village due to the red ant menace, many others are planning to do so in the near future. The poisonous insects have already started dwelling in the mud walls of some houses.
The red ants are creeping into their houses from the embankments of a nearby canal and many of them have developed skin rashes and itching after coming in contact with the insects.
Chandradeipur Sarpanch has raised the issue with Pipli Block Development Officer (BDO) and urged the administration to take immediate steps to check the menace.
