Kushalnagar: The dark clouds that had overshadowed this year’s Dasara celebrations over the boycott threat of Mahouts and Kavadis have cleared as the State Government has hiked the salaries. The strike has been withdrawn now and all the elephant handlers will participate in the festivities that will begin with Gajapayana on Aug. 7.
In a late-evening order yesterday, the State Government has increased the salaries of Mahouts and Kavadis along with the salaries of many other people working in specialised tasks in Karnataka.
