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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.
With roads and bridges washed away, district authorities and the plantation company officials have so far failed to reach out to them.
As part of a state delegation, Vijayan represented the tribal coffee farmers in the recently concluded 'World Of Coffee' summit held in Copenhagen, Denmark
The residents of Palappilly have reiterated their demand for urgent intervention of authorities to chase away the wild elephant herds from the area following Monday’s attack.
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