Thiruvananthapuram: A week after reptile guards died of the bite of the King of Cobra at the zoo here, the Kerala government on Thursday announced the RS 20 lakh soatium to support his family.
The cabinet meeting, chaired by Pinarayi Vijayan’s head minister, made a decision to reach the family.
Of the total assistance, Rs 10 Lakh will be given as compensation to Kin Harshad, which comes from Amboori Panchayat in Kattakada, the nearest suburbs, the official statement said here.
The 45-year-old man was bitten by a snake while cleaning his cage in July 1.
As part of the help, a house will also be built for mourning families other than to provide work to his wife in the government sector in the government sector below.
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The education costs of the men who died will be fulfilled by the government to the age of 18, the statement added.
According to the source of the zoo, Harshad has moved snakes to a smaller cage while cleaning the main cage and when he returned to a smaller cage, he realized it was dirty and continued to clean it without shifting the snake back and as a result, was bitten.
Harshad has worked at the zoo here for the past four years.
Meanwhile, the LDF government also decided to provide financial assistance to families who struggled from a driver of the Autorickshaw who surrendered to Covid-19 years ago.
A total of RS 3 Lakh will be given from the Minister of Disaster Relief Funds for the education of their children and family livelihoods, he said.
Because family does not have their own home or property, a house / flat will be allocated to them under the Mission Mission program of the government and temporary lodging facilities will be available to them until then.
The cabinet meeting also decided to recommend Governor Arif Mohammed Khan to hold the second legislative session of the 15th of July from July 21, he said.
The Kerala Government announced the assistance of RS 20 Lakh for the dead Zookeper family
