Labour Minister K. Atchannaidu on Sunday handed over a cheque for Rs.5
lakh to the family members of Kesara Tavitayya, who was killed in an
attack by elephants on November 26 in the forest area in Hiramandalam.
Sarojinamma, wife of the deceased, received the assistance and thanked
the minister and also Srikakulam District Forest Officer H. Shanti
Swaroop for paying the compensation within 10 days.
The forest officials said that the department was taking steps for
clearing all the pending applications related to compensation for crop
damage caused by the pachyderms.
They asked villagers to avoid sugarcane cultivation to prevent
elephants from invading the fields.