Farmers facing loss due to wild animals’ attack demand early compensation
The Hindu
September 29, 2024
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Farmers of Vadakarai in Tenkasi district demanded the State government to
provide adequate and early compensation and to protect their farms from
attack of wild animals, especially elephants.
Since many of the farmlands and crops were already damaged heavily by
elephants entering the area, the recent entry of elephants again has
furthered the damage, said farmers.
Crops like paddy, banana, mango, coconut, equipment like motors, water
pipes, fence among others would usually be destroyed by the elephants.
Despite the forest department having camped in the area to drive away the
elephants into the forest, not all elephants have returned back, due to
which the fear of farm damage still prevails among the farmers, they added.
Varisaikani, a banana farmer of Sengulam near Vadakarai, whose farm was
recently damaged by the elephants, said that earlier elephants destroyed
most of the 2,000 banana trees planted on the land.
“Facing heavy lost I procured loan and again planted banana plants, but the
damage caused by the elephants now is very high. I fear how I am going to
recover from the loss. I request the government to provide adequate
compensation for the loss I suffered,” he noted.
Further, he said, a permanent solution has to be formulated to prevent such
entry of elephants again in the future.
Forest department sources, all steps were being taken to drive all the
remaining into the forest.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/farmers-facing-loss-due-to-wild-animals-attack-demand-early-compensation/article68698220.ece
Farmers facing loss due to wild animals’ attack demand early compensation
The Hindu
September 29, 2024
See link
<https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/farmers-facing-loss-due-to-wild-animals-attack-demand-early-compensation/article68698220.ece>
for photo.
Farmers of Vadakarai in Tenkasi district demanded the State government to
provide adequate and early compensation and to protect their farms from
attack of wild animals, especially elephants.
Since many of the farmlands and crops were already damaged heavily by
elephants entering the area, the recent entry of elephants again has
furthered the damage, said farmers.
Crops like paddy, banana, mango, coconut, equipment like motors, water
pipes, fence among others would usually be destroyed by the elephants.
Despite the forest department having camped in the area to drive away the
elephants into the forest, not all elephants have returned back, due to
which the fear of farm damage still prevails among the farmers, they added.
Varisaikani, a banana farmer of Sengulam near Vadakarai, whose farm was
recently damaged by the elephants, said that earlier elephants destroyed
most of the 2,000 banana trees planted on the land.
“Facing heavy lost I procured loan and again planted banana plants, but the
damage caused by the elephants now is very high. I fear how I am going to
recover from the loss. I request the government to provide adequate
compensation for the loss I suffered,” he noted.
Further, he said, a permanent solution has to be formulated to prevent such
entry of elephants again in the future.
Forest department sources, all steps were being taken to drive all the
remaining into the forest.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/farmers-facing-loss-due-to-wild-animals-attack-demand-early-compensation/article68698220.ece