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The video of the rescue operation has garnered a lot of praise on social media. Forest officials in West Bengal's Midnapur have rescued an elephant from a ditch “by applying Archimedes' principle”.

A video showcasing forest officials rescuing an elephant stuck in a ditch using a principle of physics was recently posted on Twitter by IFS officer Parveen Kaswan. Since being posted, the clip has ...