Elephant menace: review meeting today
The Hindu
People of Sakleshpur and Alur taluks, who have been badly hit by elephant menace in the last two decades, are expecting that the meeting convened by Forest Minister Aravind Limbavali in Sakleshpur on Tuesday will offer them some relief.
As many as 61 people have died in Hassan district in elephant attacks since 2001, on an average of three persons a year. The State government has paid compensation of ₹ 15.99 crore towards damage caused to crops by the movement of elephants.
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