Cow sacrificed in protest against tiger attack in Bellur

Ponnampet, May 8: Tiger attacks on cattle continue in South Kodagu, and a cow belonging to Ittir Ponnanna, a farmer from Bellur village in Ponnampet taluk, was killed by a tiger in broad daylight. So far, this cow is the 10th cow of Ponnanna to have been killed by a tiger, which has angered the farmers.

Angered by the continuous tiger attacks, the villagers and farmers blocked the road at Bellur junction for a few minutes and protested, demanding a permanent solution to the problem.

Speaking on the occasion, farmer Chettangada Kamba Kariappa said that more than 10 cattle have been killed by tiger attacks in Bellur village in the last few years. The Forest Department has not taken any action to capture the tiger. He said that the death of ten cows of a farmer is a clear indication of the department's negligence.

Prakash of Ballyamideri said that the Forest Department is working to hide the truth from the farmers in the name of operations. Farmers who have lost their livestock due to wildlife attacks are in distress. He severely criticized the forest officials, saying that the negligence of the Forest Department is the reason for this situation.

He alleged that only a few cattle that have been killed in tiger attacks have been compensated so far, and demanded that instead of giving monetary compensation, if one cattle is killed, another cattle should be given as compensation.

The protest was attended by farmers' association activists and villagers including Prakash of Ballyamideri, Kamba Kariappa of Chettamgad, Ponnanna of Ittir, Dhivin of Mallangad, Suraj of Changulad, Bansi of Noorera, Chimma of Ajjamada, Sachin of Balera, Ranji of Bacharaniya, Vijay of Manira, Ramesh of Balera, Sharanu of Mallengada, Belliappa of Kaibuleera, Jeevan of Noorera, Arun of Kechamada, Vishu Thammayya, Sanju of Cheeyanamada, Kavitha of Ballyamideri, Manu of Chottekalapanda, and others. Forest department personnel conducted a combing operation following the tiger's footprints and installed cameras to detect the tiger's tracks. Forest department officials have informed that the combing operation will continue on the 9th (today). ACF Manjunath, RFO Gangadhar, DRFO Sandesh, forest guards, and RRT personnel visited the scene and inspected it.

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