Pune: Farmers in Kolwadi village finally see some hope for compensation, five months after an Indian Air Force Sukhoi 30 MKI crashed into their sugarcane fields while on a routine training exercise on October 14 last year.
In a written reply to Mirror, Indian Air Force (IAF) Pune station spokesperson, Wing Commander Anupama Monga, stated, "The representatives of Air Force Station Pune had met with the concerned farmers and handed over the application for compensation on November 21. The farmers are required to get the application recommended by the block development officer (BDO) and district collector and submit it to the IAF for the allotment of compensation amount."
Farmers said their crops and vegetables, including sugarcane and cauliflower, had been destroyed in the crash. While the crash, per se, didn't damage the crops and fields, the real damage happened while the aircraft was being removed, they said. Authorities had to flatten the fields, thereby damaging water pipelines, in order to clear the wreckage. The aircraft was finally removed on October 23. Vinayak Gaikwad, one of the farmers, said, "District administration officials got in touch with us last week, assuring that the compensation amount will be transferred to our bank accounts within a few days. "
23/03/15 Mubarak Ansari/Pune Mirror
In a written reply to Mirror, Indian Air Force (IAF) Pune station spokesperson, Wing Commander Anupama Monga, stated, "The representatives of Air Force Station Pune had met with the concerned farmers and handed over the application for compensation on November 21. The farmers are required to get the application recommended by the block development officer (BDO) and district collector and submit it to the IAF for the allotment of compensation amount."
Farmers said their crops and vegetables, including sugarcane and cauliflower, had been destroyed in the crash. While the crash, per se, didn't damage the crops and fields, the real damage happened while the aircraft was being removed, they said. Authorities had to flatten the fields, thereby damaging water pipelines, in order to clear the wreckage. The aircraft was finally removed on October 23. Vinayak Gaikwad, one of the farmers, said, "District administration officials got in touch with us last week, assuring that the compensation amount will be transferred to our bank accounts within a few days. "
23/03/15 Mubarak Ansari/Pune Mirror
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