On the directions of State Forest Minister Mahesh Gagda, officials provided prompt compensation to the families of the three persons who were killed by a wild bear at Kodar village of Mahasamund district on Saturday. The two villagers namely Shatrughan Diwan and Dhan Singh Diwan along with a Forest Department employee KD Sahil lost their lives.
Each of the villager’s family was given a compensation of `25,000 while Sahil’s family received a compensation amount of `50,000.
State Forest Development Corporation Managing Director Diwakar Mishra accompanied by other officials inspected the site on Sunday morning.
The forest officers advised the villagers to be alert and not to wander at the site for the next one week.