Coimbatore: The two-hectare cane field rose the flame on Wednesday night when the forestry department’s front line staff burst firecrackers to pursue wild ivory that was lost to Sappanimunia near the suburbs going to the suburbs.
Forest officers said Tusker had entered the Veerasamy farm in Sappanimadai at around 600 in the afternoon on Wednesday.
When told, he said, the front-line staff attached to the range of Boluvampatti forests reached the place and started the mission to pursue Tusker to go to the backup forest.
“Around 8:30 a.m., firecrackers fell into the field of sugar cane and triggered fire, which claimed the entire area , “The clerk visited.
“They took more than an hour to reach that place.” Veerasamy, the officer said, has made an agreement with a personal sugar producer for RS2 Lakh to supply the officials of the Tebu.revenue department, meanwhile, visit the field of sugar cane to access the damage to the compensation problem to farmers.
The Karunia Nagar police have registered a case and launched the probe into the incident.