NEWS & UPDATES

15
Apr

Family Affected by Human Elephant Conflict Receives Ex-gratia Support from IFAW-WTI

Rumiz Minj receives an ex-gratia cheque of Rs 50,000 from the Bansbari Range Forest Officer and IFAW-WTI’s Greater Manas Conservation Project team

Manas National Park, April 15, 2017: A family from Palchiguri village on the fringes of Manas National Park yesterday received an amount of Rs 50,000 from IFAW-WTI’s Greater Manas Conservation Project, as ex-gratia support for an incident of Human Elephant Conflict.

At 11.20pm on April 5 an adult male elephant entered Palchiguri village, which is located approximately 3.5km from the edge of the Bansbari Forest Range. The family’s house was destroyed and 10-year-old Binita Minj tragically lost her life in the incident, while her sister 8-year-old Jinita Minj suffered a broken leg and was subsequently hospitalised.

The family had six members; Rumiz Minj, the girls’ father, is a daily wage labourer. He was presented with the ex-gratia cheque at the Bansbari Range Office by the Range Forest Officer and WTI’s Samrat Sengupta and Sanatan Deka.

You are donating to : Greennature Foundation

How much would you like to donate?
$10 $20 $30
Would you like to make regular donations? I would like to make donation(s)
How many times would you like this to recur? (including this payment) *
Name *
Last Name *
Email *
Phone
Address
Additional Note
paypalstripe
Loading...