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“The fair price fixed for lands is the highest in Kerala,” said Joy Kannamchira, chairman of We Farm. At present the fair price fixed was ?10 lakh for the same measure. Only a meagre allocation had been made for farmers while ?71 crore had been earmarked for environment protection, he pointed out. Hundreds of families had been forced to move out of the hill regions following conflicts with wild animals, Mr.
Joy said. Rail-fencing projectThe State government has also been urged to expedite the rail-fencing project along forest boundaries to prevent wild animals from straying..