Kohima: Old Changsu village leaders told the Deputy Commissioner of Wokha on August 11 that wild elephants are destroying their paddy fields. Farmers have lost their crops for years without any government help. The council held a press conference at the Village Council Hall to air these grievances. Officials have ignored the village for too long.
A meeting on August 8 led to a formal plan. The council is submitting photos and a list of impacted farmers to the Deputy Commissioner, the District Forest Office, and the Wokha Wildlife Warden. They want immediate action to save their harvests. The hungry animals are coming back.
The village council proposed a relief plan. Each affected household needs one bag of rice every month for an entire year. This would keep families fed as they recover from the losses. Without help, the community is running out of options.
The council warned that authorities must act now to prevent desperate measures. If the government keeps ignoring the damage, the villagers might take matters into their own hands. "Any such development would be a consequence of the authorities’ failure to respond to the community’s concerns," the council maintained regarding the potential return to traditional hunting practices.
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