Kantipur Report
January 17, 2008
SUNSARI, Jan 17 - Locals of Shivpur area at the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (KTWR) inside the Thursday obstructed the East-West highway demanding compensation as wild elephants once again went on a rampage destroying half a dozen houses and crops in the village overnight.
Demanding compensation, the locals have called a chakka jam in the area affecting the traffic from Inaruwa to Koshi barrage stretch of the busy highway.
For the last two decades dispute regarding the compensation, for the losses caused by the wild animals, has been festering between the locals and the KTWR officials.
Citing cash crunch, the KTWR officials maintain that they cannot provide compensation for such losses.
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