Set up solar fence, say farmers
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Close to 200 coconut trees and crops on several acres raised by farmers in the foothills of Western Ghats here had been destroyed by elephants and other wild animals in the last one year alone, said farmers from the Kadayam block on Thursday.
Speaking at the monthly grievance meeting through the video conferencing facility arranged at the respective agriculture offices, they said that the government should help them by setting up solar fence and ensure that the crops were saved. Many farmers were under constant threat to their lives as well due to movement of wild animals here.
‘AIADMK has failed to protect farmers’
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The DMK, if elected to power in the 2021 elections, would immediately redress the grievances and representations from farmers, said A. K. S. Vijayan, state secretary of the farmers’ wing here on Saturday.
Speaking at a farmers’ meeting organised by the party’s district functionaries as part of its election campaign, he said the DMK was instrumental for creating infrastructure facilities for farmers in Tamil Nadu. Giving importance to their welfare, the TN Farmers Welfare Board was established.
However, the AIADMK did not care to protect farmers in any form but was supporting the BJP.
Farmers along Western Ghats find themselves up against the wall
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Growing threat of wild animal invasion into farms along Western Ghats
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Growing threat of wild animal invasion into farms along Western Ghats
The continuing wild animal invasion into farms, causing extensive damage to standing crops, along the Western Ghats has led to a reinforced plea from farmers for erection of solar fence.
The 70-km-long stertch between Kadayam and Sivagiri is dotted with five reservoirs, Gadana, Ramanadhi, Karuppanadhi, Gundar and Adavinainar, all receiving water from the mountain, which forms the backbone of farming operations here. At the same time, invasion of wild animals into the farms close to Western Ghats poses a serious challenge to the crop and safety of farmers.