Bengaluru: Hardship allowance approved for Wildlife Department staff
Bengaluru: Ishwar B Khandre, the Forest, Biology, and Environment Minister, announced that a Hardship Allowance has been approved for frontline staff working in wildlife departments. This decision fulfills a long-standing demand from these employees.
Under the new order, Zonal Forest Officers and Sub Zonal Forest Officers will receive Rs 3,500 each, forest guards will be given Rs 2,700, and D grade employees will receive Rs 2,000.
The allowance also extends to staff involved in managing elephant-related issues in regions including Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Mysuru, Kodagu, Chamarajanagar, Ramanagara, Bannerghatta National Park, and Bandipur, with a maximum of Rs 2,000 per month allocated based on conditions.
Similar provisions apply to the leopard task force in Narasipura, Mandya, Pandavapur, Nagamangala, and Bengaluru city limits, as well as Rapid Response Force staff and those in poaching camps.
Minister Khandre, during his visit to Nagarhole and Bandipur Sanctuaries, acknowledged the challenging working conditions faced by staff and outsourced employees, including risks from wild animals and adverse weather. This led to the decision to provide the special allowance.
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3 killed, 4 injured in truck-autorickshaw collision in UP
Shahjahanpur (UP) (PTI): Three people were killed and four injured in a collision between a truck and an autorickshaw here on Sunday afternoon, police said.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Saurabh Dixit said the truck was coming from the Jalalabad side and the auto-rickshaw from the opposite direction.
Due to the impact of the collision, Ramkshatriya (28), an unidentified 40-year-old woman and Kallu (45) died on the spot, the SP said.
On receiving information about the accident, police rescued four injured people, who were admitted to the government medical college for treatment. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, Dixit said.
The truck driver fled the scene after the accident and the vehicle has been seized. Efforts are underway to trace the driver, police said.
