Karnataka govt to double solatium for deaths due to elephant attack

Karnataka government has decided to double the solatium for deaths due to wild elephant attacks, said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.

Karnataka government has decided to double the solatium for deaths due to wild elephant attacks, said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.

Karnataka govt to double solatium for deaths due to elephant attack

Accordingly, it will be hiked from ₹7.5 lakh to ₹15 lakh.

This decision was taken in a meeting chaired by the Chief Minister held here on Sunday in which Excise and Hassan District-in-charge Minister K Gipalaiah and other senior officials from Forest Department participated.

"For permanent disability due to jumbo attack, the meeting resolved to pay a compensation of ₹10 lakh from the present ₹5 lakh; for partial disability from ₹2.5 lakh to ₹5 lakh; for injuries from ₹30,000 to ₹60,000," said Bommai.

He said that in regard to damage to property, it is decided to hike the competition ₹10,000 to ₹20,000; the monthly pension for the permanently disabled person from ₹2,000 to ₹4,000. Even the amount paid for the crop damage has been doubled.

The Chief Minister further said that permission was also granted to capture eight elephants that are creating havoc in the Sakleshpur-Belur area and to radio collar the captured tuskers in order to keep a watch on them. "Already, 23 wild jumbos have been radio-collared to keep a watch on their movements," he added.