Government Remains Unresponsive to Rising Human-Wildlife Conflict

Madikeri, June 23: Alleging that the state government is not responding to the problem of human-wildlife conflict that has exceeded the limit in Kodagu, the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh has demanded that the state government should immediately come to the aid of farmers and growers.

Speaking at a press conference at the city's Patrika Bhawan, Bharatiya Kisan Sangh National President K. Sai Reddy said that many people have lost their lives in Kodagu due to elephant-tiger attacks. Human-wildlife conflict with wild elephants, monkeys and tigers has increased in the district, resulting in the loss of human lives and destruction of agricultural crops. The state government is not taking any action to resolve this problem. Farmers and growers are not getting proper relief. The state government should immediately come to the aid of farmers and growers and the state government should also fix appropriate prices for the products grown by farmers and purchase them.

The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh is planning to increase the membership of the association to 1 crore by 2027. It has been decided to strengthen the association in Kodagu as well and fight for the solution of Kodagu's problems. Sai Reddy said that efforts will also be made to solve the problems of the district at the national level.

Coffee grower Machimada Ravindra said that the forest encroachment has increased in the 899 km forest edge areas including Nagarhole Wildlife Zone, Virajpet, Madikeri, Somwarpet Wildlife Zone. After conducting a study on this, the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh had submitted a report to the district administration and the forest department 4 months ago regarding appropriate measures to resolve the problems. But the district administration and the forest department have not taken any action till date, he said. He demanded that the state government should take the initiative to solve the problem of forest encroachment.

Mahi Sangh Director Vasudev Rao said that the number of coffee growers in Kodagu district has increased, and coffee growers are being deprived of the profit margin of coffee prices. Coffee product dependent organizations are earning more profit than the growers even though they do not grow coffee. This is a sad issue. In this context, he demanded that the government take action to increase the number of FPO organizations in the state. Bhagwan, Somwarpet Taluk President of the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, said that the C and D land issue was protested and even closed several times. But he expressed dissatisfaction that the state government was not taking any steps to solve the problem. He demanded that the government should allocate more funds for irrigation projects in the district.

Kodagu District President of the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, M.K. Praveen Bhimaiah, Somwarpet Taluk Secretary of the Sangh, Prasad were present at the meeting.

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