Uddhav Thackeray announces ₹15 lakh compensation for kin of forest guard killed by tigress
The Hindu
Swati Dhumane was attacked by Maya in Maharashtra’s Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve.
A day after a woman park ranger was mauled to death by a tigress in the core area of the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday announced an ex gratia compensation of ₹15 lakh for the family of the deceased.
Swati Dhumane, in her mid-40s, was doing a sign survey in the tiger reserve under the All India Tiger Estimation (AITE) 2022 programme when the tigress, Maya, attacked and killed her on Saturday morning. The survey is a process of charting the signs, such as pugmarks and scratch marks on trees, that indicate tiger presence in the area.
Mr. Thackeray added that Ms. Dhumane’s husband would be given a job in the State Forest Department.