Udupi: Forest department to plant fruit bearing plants minimise animal menace


Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)

Udupi, Apr 27: The menace of the wild animals visiting the civilised society in search of food and inflicting losses on the farmers has put the farmers in an unenviable position. The forest department has planned to handle this issue. It has been decided to grow fruit bearing plants in 241 acres of forest land in the district.

As animals have been destroying the crops grown by the farmers time and again, many farmers have stopped growing horticultural crops. As the forest department has to disburse compensation for the loss of crops because of wild animals, the department wants to save money by raising fruit bearing plants inside the forest towards providing food to the wild animals there. The plants that are locally grown, are being raised inside the forests.


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For this purpose, villages like Kalthodu in Byndoor range, Hosangady and Karkunje in Shankaranarayna range, Perdoor in Hebri range, and Haluvalli villages have been chosen in the first phase for this purpose, Jackfruit trees, guava, mango, kokum, custard apple, jamun and other fruit plants are grown. The crops are not sold and will be entirely reserved for the consumption of animals and birds.

In addition to growing the plants inside the forest, plants are also distributed among the interested farmers at a concessional rate. The growers will be given Rs 125 for the first three years to take care of the plants. Already plants have been distributed under the Krishi Aranya Protsaha Yojana in different ranges in the district. During the last two years, 563 farmers have been handed over 1.23 lac plants for the purpose from all the ranges in the district.

Divisional forest officer of Kundapur, Ashish Reddy, confirmed that fruit plants are being grown to avoid the problem of wild animals coming to villages in search of food. He said that in about 241 hectares out of 311 hectares of forest, fruit plants will be raised.

 

 

 

 

 

  

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  • Flavian, Manngalore/Kuwait

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    My wife used to be a good cook Especially fish curries Shark, bangde, lepo, borsi masli with toran curry, sheep head meat, so on. By the way are you emplyod. ? Im watching criclet IPL

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    Bicna n muska baji, mitache gare n bikna my one time favourite items. I miss all deshi foods 😛

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    Cynthia Bikna and muska baji my faourite also bika and mitache gare. My late mother used to prepare. I miss all such deshi foods. Please remember me next time😛👌

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  • Cynthia, Kirem

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    You just recall Flavian sitting there and i will eat......yummiest

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  • Felix Pinto, Koteshwara

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    For those of you who predict that the humans will raid into the forest and leave nothing of the fruits for the animals, please note that it exactly is the intended objective of the forest department. Tigers (if any), cheetahs, dingos, foxes are carnivores and will they love to eat soft, sweet meat!

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  • Ruben pinto, Mangalore/Australia

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    The 2 legged animals will still eat the fruits.

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  • Peter lewis, Kalmady/ Udupi

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    Too late, atleast now they understands animals also need food!

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  • Rita, Germany

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    At last our forest officers are awake.They should have thought of this as they let wild animals in forest.Besides our normal fruits which my take some years to satisfy them ,think of other forest fruits for them So that not only seasonal fruits but other wild fruits.Bensa or nerale ,cashew ,Pulponose.Let some animals in forest for Cheetas ,like wild schwein,or ,Reh etc.

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  • Flavian, Manngalore/Kuwait

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    Cynthia, Good explanation indeed. Inform Shankar that solution is already provided. Why he has waste his time. About ponos we get here imported from Kerala sweet ones. I bought 2 kgs last week peeled snd removed bikna and sliced fruit into two and kept in fridge in a bowel. Whenever i pass throght kichen ponos reminds me. So we are close to each other. I wish you were here!

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  • Cynthia, Kirem

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    Shankaranna definitely will read my comment and he will second the same. So, you are one step ahead of me in eating ponos. Even we used to do the same thing. If any items were there in fridge of our likings ...whenever we passed by the fridge rob and eat. Bikna kale kartay ? Muska palo galn suki kar...

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  • Sompa, Kodi

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    Our people will go to forest and steal the fruits. Animals should have guns.

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    Shankar, You must have made some research ! Still there could be some draw back. The seeds which are dropped may be consumed by some seeds eating animals. What is the solution ?

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  • Cynthia, Kirem

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    Flavian .. .theres no problem to find out for the solution. If the seeds are eaten by animals like squirrel, beru, rats, birds etc...again they will come out from their excreta....which will result in becoming plants in the monsoon. Let them eat ...its good. I have got some trees by this method only...eg. guava, punarpuli, tamarind, chikkoo etc.

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  • Ronald, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    It should have been done long time ago. Now they plan the fruit bearing trees. Will the fruits come out of those plants straight away?. It will take years.

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    Cynthia, You must be having many fruit bearing trees including Cashew . Jackfruit patholio ! yummi

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  • Cynthia, Kirem

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    This time ponos are less Flavian....i have not eaten ponos, palponos, mango...This time season has changed. If ponos is there then send me ...i will parcel patholyo from here for you...When flights resume for duty, let me know

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  • Anand, Surathkal

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    Very good idea by the forest department. One thing is sure that the wild animals will continue to invade human habitat because all the fruits in the forest will be eaten or stolen by the wild humans.

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  • Cynthia, Kirem

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    Concern about animals is nice. But, fruits will be taken and eaten by two legged .............after chasing the animals away. Plant such trees, fruits of those only animals can eat....not mangoes, cashews, coconuts, jackfruits etc. If man wants, let him plant in his own compound.

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  • Achhu, Mlore

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    Good Idea but I doubt animals will allowed to eat this. . when tree produces fruit all forest officers must be banned to enter forest then only animal can get something.

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  • Shankar, Mangaluru

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    Cover the fruit seeds with cow dung, dry it and scatter it all over the forest areas using a helicopter. In the next monsoon, they will sprout and more than 50% will grow into fruit bearing trees!

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  • Shiva, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    Humans are mess to this Planet,Covid has come to wipe us from this planet. We just think of ourselves ,So now during Covid time we have understood the pain of Forest animals. Greed Kills The Greedy Person

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  • Amith, udupi

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    Monkeys are real menace ..they destroy months of hard work within minutes ..they dont eat half of the fruits they just bite and throw and destroy tender coconuts ...they are not scared of dogs nor fire crackers ..they stare at you like ..whats new in the market human to chase us ? bring it on ..

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  • suhail, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    corono is the only source to help this helpless animals, where humans made them homeless and foodless

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  • Naresh, Udupi

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    This all can be done later. Now Govt's first preference should be to implementation of NRC, UCC and PCP.

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  • Jd, Mlr

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    Good idea

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  • Prakash, Mlore

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    In todays India animals can only be happy in rich peoples house as pets. For long term sustainability please make some laws for population control. Our land is not enough for 1.5 billion people.

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  • Sunil dsouza, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    Good move but poverty is such in India that most of the animals will be 2 legged ones

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  • GURKA, Mangaluru

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    at last they got IDEA let the WILD ANIMAL GET ATHMA NIRBAHAR in JUNGLE instead attacking humans and their crops !!

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  • H. Almeida., Bendur/Andheri.

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    The dry period, just before monsoon, are most precarious, as wild animals in search of water n vegetation, raid the granaries planted by villagers. Humans are constantly encroaching on the dwindling forest reserves. Forest officials must be complimented for this innovative ideas... Sooner then later, these very humans, will start raiding these forest, for its abundant fruit crop, in the nearest future !!!!

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    Good idea but now humans may invade forest to collect free fruits for conundrumtion and commercial purpose.

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  • Bala, Kudla

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    For ao many years the green activist's demanding this. Alast the dumb system come to know after D. Virendra hegde initiated this. See all around Kudla forest officials planted useless no eatable fruit bearing trees you can see. And also non local growing trees which are harmful to the environment.

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  • Alwyn Dsouza, Canada

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    Great job. Really good initiatives and great thinking by these officers for the wellbeing of wild animals. Many wild animals are suffering due to lack of food not only in India but around the world. Many animals die crossing the highway. It is better to think about few flyovers in the dense forest areas for animals to cross from one side to another. Such models are already functional in Europe. This ways many animals will be saved from accidents.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, Apr 27 2021

    Some Idiots will go into the forest to pluck these Fruits ...

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