According to the official, army personnel and their family members were advised to be careful while passing through Thimayya and Manekshaw routes inside the cantonment in connection with the incident. The official said that the Narengi Cantonment located in the eastern part of Guwahati city is adjacent to the Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary. Earlier the defense area was a part of the forest. Which was also the main habitat of elephants. According to the official, such an incident of human-animal conflict had never happened before in the area. (with language input)