BANGALORE: The 20-year-long wait for compensation of the 1991 Cauvery riot victims ended with the state government deciding to disburse the compensation.Based on the orders passed by the Cauvery Riots Relief Authority, the state directed the Mysore deputy commissioner to disburse the relief amount of Rs 3,33,900 among 24 victims whose properties were damaged during the riots in protest against the interim award of the Cauvery River Water Tribunal.The principal secretary of Home Department has already written a letter to the Mysore DC in this regard Expressing happiness at the decision, president of Kannada-Tamil Harmony and Social Welfare Trust N Ramachandran, who had been fighting to get relief for the riot victims, demanded the government to announce relief for victims of other districts too.Several people in Bangalore Urban and Rural, Chamarajanagar and Mandya districts were affected by the riots as their properties were damaged, he added.He said that the home secretary has passed this order after detailed discussions with the DCs of the districts. While the Mysore DC has enough funds for the victims, the relief amount for the remaining victims will be announced in the next budget, Ramachandran said.Turning the clock back...The riots broke out across Karnataka, particularly the Old-Mysore region, following the Cauvery Tribunal’s interim award. During the riots, properties of linguistic minorities were attacked. All the 24 victims who are shortlisted for compensation were residents of H D Kote, Nanjangud, Hunsur taluks during the attack and are now residing in Tamil Nadu. They will be sent letters to appear before the Mysore DC with ID proof to obtain the relief amount. If the victim is not alive, the kin of the victim can claim the amount by producing certificates, he said. He said the home department sought clarification on the list of relief amount sanctioned to the victims as per its record and said that it will look into the possibility of providing relief to the victims who are left out.
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