Minister promises solution to elephant menace

Minister for Excise K. Gopalaiah has said the State government will find a permanent solution to the elephant menace in Hassan district. The budget to be presented by the Chief Minister would allocate funds for the purpose, he said. In a press conference in Hassan on Saturday, Mr. Gopalaiah, who is also Minister in charge of the district, said the government had understood the gravity of the issue. For decades the people in Sakleshpur and Alur taluks had been facing this problem. Many had lost lives in elephant attacks.