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Outraged plantation workers protested after encroachers secretly converted a Munnar public bus waiting shelter into a commercial shop overnight by installing rolling shutters.
Idukki's administration restricted plantation night travel 6pm-6am due to rising human-wildlife conflict, with three deaths recently. This order aims to improve public safety.
Kerala plans land law reforms to permit agro-industries and diverse crops on plantation land, with an expert panel to review proposals.
The Sirimavo-Shastri Pact (1964) and later pacts addressed the status of ‘Indian Tamils’ in Ceylon, with India accepting repatriates who adapted to plantation work in Kerala.
Farmers living on these unsettled lands are stripped of their basic rights. They cannot transfer ownership of their properties, nor do they receive central or state government agricultural benefits.
A tea estate worker in Munnar narrowly escaped an elephant charge, raising concerns as wild elephants increasingly enter populated areas.
A dedicated 11-member Rapid Response Team has been formed in Chinnakanal, Kerala, following fatal elephant attacks. This move aims to address the escalating human-wildlife conflict, specifically with elephants, in the region.
Plantations across the high-range region here are standing bare, with tapping halted for months.
Last year, erratic summer rains and severe drought conditions during March and April led to a significant drop in production.
The presence of snails was found in the cardamom plantations of High Range four years ago.
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