Kin of Man Trampled by Elephants Receive Rs. 2.5 lakhs as Compensation

The kin of seventy-year old Muniappa of Thinnathur Village in Krishnagiri district will receive Rs. 2.5 lakhs as compensation from the Tamil Nadu Government. He was trampled to death on May 25th. The forest department will provide Rs. 1.5 lakhs and the rest will come from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. The Government has also directed that crop damage caused by elephants be assessed and compensation provided. The forest department estimates the damage to crops in the financial year 2010-2011 to be Rs. 62 lakhs. Of this, Rs. 43.4 lakhs has already been disbursed to 869 farmers.

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