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Ambedkar Konaseema District: The incident of five buffaloes dying due to electric shock in Chirrayanam village of Katrenikona mandal has caused great grief locally. The villagers allege that the accident occurred due to the negligence of the electricity department staff leaving the electric wire hanging down. The locals are expressing their grief that this incident would not have happened if the authorities had identified the dangerously hanging electric wire and taken early action. Farmer Palepu Ramakrishna, whose livelihood is dairy cattle, suffered severe financial loss due to the death of five buffaloes. The villagers are demanding that the government and electricity department officials conduct an inquiry into the incident and provide adequate compensation to the affected farmer.
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