General Intelligence · Passage and Conclusion

Read the passage carefully and judge the statement based on the given text. The strong olfactory sense elephants are known for has come as a blessing in disguise for the police in curbing illicit liquor trade in Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar district. The animals find lahan, the substance used for brewing liquor, hidden in forests of Khatima in the district, and destroy them. Manufacturers brew it near nullahs deep inside the forests or near the villages to avoid police raids as flowing water is required for fermentation. Lahan is sealed in barrels or polythene bags and buried for four to five days for fermentation. Elephants reach the spot by smelling the substance and destroy the barrels to consume the liquor, said Yogesh Upadhaya, inspector, Khatima police station. He said some traders keep the barrels on scaffo ldings on trees but they are easily spotted by the police. ' We have destroyed thousands litres of lahan in the past 2-3 months. They were stored in barrels on scaffoldings,' sa id Yogesh Upadhyay, inspector. 'Miscreants place barrels of lahan on trees to keep them away from elephants. Elephants find them and destroy the barrels to consume the substance, causing heavy loss to the manufacturers,' he added. Statement: The barrels of Lahan are kept on trees primarily to keep it hidden from the Police. Choose the correct assessment of the statement: