Government will punish vandals who set fire to sugarcane-laden tractors in Sameerwadi, says Karnataka Minister Shivanand Patil
The Hindu
Karnataka Minister Shivanand Patil vows strict action against vandals who burned sugarcane-laden tractor trolleys, promising compensation for affected farmers.
Tamil Nadu government relaxes GPS verification for crop damage assessment, expediting compensation in cyclone-affected districts following farmer protests.
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At PV Cherian Crescent Road, which derives its quietude in no small measure from the trees lining it, the axe struck twice last week, the first time on December 7, reducing one massive tree to a stump. According to a resident who wants to stay anonymous, when the workers were questioned about it, pat came the reply that the Corporation had ordered the hand that wielded the axe. With that explanation, residents who were disturbed by the cutting of the tree assumed there should be a justification for the act and let the matter rest. On December 12, the axe struck again, the Avenue’s arboreal wealth down by one more tree.
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