Farmers belonging to various associations have urged the district administration to convene a tripartite meeting involving Ministers to find a solution to the growing human-animal conflict in the district.
At the recent monthly grievance meeting here, farmers said efforts should be made to pass a special law in this regard. There was apprehension that many of them may give up agriculture. Around 40 farmers from villages near forest boundary assembled in front of the officials and posed a number of questions.
They wanted solution to the problem of elephants, wild boars and other animals entering human habitations and destroying crops. They said that in the past few years, incidents of animals entering human habitations and farms were on the increase. The residents were unable to sleep peacefully without fear and were unable to take up cultivation of crops.
In the event of animals entering the villages or farms, they did not have the resources to chase them away. As a result, over 10 persons died in animal attacks in the recent past.
Crops on hundreds of acres had been damaged, they claimed.
They also wanted a tripartite meeting with Ministers.
