Statesman News Service
MALDA, Jan 28: Following an announcement of the compensation packages which would be given to poultry-owners and the families who have incurred huge losses after the outbreak of Bird Flu in the state, hundreds of villagers are rushing to the poultry collection centres for culling in the Bird Flu affected zone in Chanchal sub-division. Authorities claimed that they have solved the problem of villagers’ resistance to culling operation but a new problem has now replaced it. “The animal resources development officials faced difficulties in identifying the head of each family as many people were trying to enlist their names, handing over only one or two chickens, to get compensation”, they said. Yesterday, the state finance minister Mr Asim Dasgupta said: “Each of affected families would be given Rs 500 as compensation because they would not be able to continue with poultry farming for the next three months”. “Though we’ve got no written circular notifying the quantum of the compensation, we need specific direction from the government for distribution of compensation of Rs. 500 to each affected family. Since the announcement, we have noticed poultry owners of the same family are forming various groups and enlisting one of the members as the head of an affected familyto claim compensation,” said Mr Debasish Sarkar, the Chanchal SDO. He said: “Generally we are receiving 5 to 7 chickens from each poor family from the affected zone on an average. There are families who have offered more than 10 to 15 chickens for culling. Now the confusion arises as to who in entitled to the money and who is not.” “We are preparing a list that includes the names of head of each family and his address based on the lists of coupons (for giving compensated price of chickens fixed by the government for culling) issued to the families who have handed over chickens for culling. This master roll will be regarded as final list for the compensation”, Mr Debasish Sarkar, Chanchal SDO said.
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