Farmers in Kundadam near Coimbatore are facing significant crop damage due to wild boars. Despite measures like fencing and bursting crackers, the boars continue to devastate the maize fields, especially during the harvest season.
Tirupur: In the Tirupur district's Kundadam area, farmers are in distress due to wild boars destroying their maize crops. They have cultivated maize over thousands of acres during the Avani and Purattasi seasons, and the crops are currently in the milking stage, nearing harvest in about a month.
However, wild boars from the nearby Upparu Dam and Upparu Stream areas, including Ottapalayam, Kallivalasu, Marudhur, Bellampatti, Navanari, Periyakumarapalayam, Kallipalayam, and Muthur villages, are wreaking havoc in the maize fields. Particularly at night, these boars knock down maize plants, eating the cobs and rendering the crops unfit even for cattle consumption. This situation has significantly affected the yield.
Despite efforts like fencing the fields and using firecrackers as deterrents, the boars frequently invade and damage the crops. Last year, a similar situation prompted the Forest Department to inspect the fields and promise compensation, but the farmers claim they have yet to receive any relief. They emphasize that more than compensation, they need effective measures from the Forest Department to capture and relocate the wild boars.
The farmers' plea highlights the challenges they face in safeguarding their crops and livelihoods against wildlife intrusions.
However, wild boars from the nearby Upparu Dam and Upparu Stream areas, including Ottapalayam, Kallivalasu, Marudhur, Bellampatti, Navanari, Periyakumarapalayam, Kallipalayam, and Muthur villages, are wreaking havoc in the maize fields. Particularly at night, these boars knock down maize plants, eating the cobs and rendering the crops unfit even for cattle consumption. This situation has significantly affected the yield.
Despite efforts like fencing the fields and using firecrackers as deterrents, the boars frequently invade and damage the crops. Last year, a similar situation prompted the Forest Department to inspect the fields and promise compensation, but the farmers claim they have yet to receive any relief. They emphasize that more than compensation, they need effective measures from the Forest Department to capture and relocate the wild boars.
The farmers' plea highlights the challenges they face in safeguarding their crops and livelihoods against wildlife intrusions.