<span style="color: #222222;">In Madhya Pradesh, fifteen elephants deployed for various tasks in the state's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve are on a unique week-long picnic these days.<br />''<br />''This picnic is organized every year as an annual Elephant Festival. The rejuvenation camp for elephants began on Monday, giving them a break from their routine work.<br />''<br />''The elephants are being given their favourite food and massages by Neem and other oils during the rejuvenation week. Public participation has been limited this year in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.<br />''<br />''Field director Vincent Rahim informed that a new scheme to adopt elephants is also being launched.<br />''<br />''Under this scheme, any person can adopt an elephant for a day or a month. Interested individuals will have to incur fixed expenses of medicines and food of a pachyderm for that duration.<br />''<br />''These elephants help officials with patrolling, tracking and other routine works all the year round. </span><br />