Port Blair, July 8: As per the approval accorded by the Hon’ble Lt. Governor, A&N Islands the Middle Andaman Forest Division released an amount of Rs. 5,00,000/- being the compensation granted to Smti. Dollen Kispotta D/o Late Elen Barla R/o Shaktigarh, Middle Andaman on 8th July 2022. The compensation was handed over by Shri Satyaprakash Singh, IFS, Divisional Forest Officer, MA, Rangat.
Earlier on 22nd June, 2021, Late Elen Barla had lost her life in a crocodile attack following which the Middle Andaman Forest Division had initiated and completed all, necessary formalities for releasing the compensation to the next of the kin of the victim. The DFO MA informed that as the body of victim could be traced out despite doing multiple searches by the team of forest and police; therefore releasing the amount of compensation took little more time than usual cases.
Smti. Dollen Kispotta D/o Late Elen Barla has expressed her sincere gratitude towards the Hon’ble Lt. Governor, A&N Islands, all the senior officers of the Forest Department and the Middle Andaman Forest Division for the timely settlement of the claim and release of the compensation amount.