Forest department to submit report to Subcollector on fence reinstallation in Keralam’s Idukki
The Kerala Forest Department is investigating the reinstallation of illegal fences by landowners in Idukki, which obstruct traditional elephant migratory routes. Despite previous efforts to clear these barriers to ensure wildlife safety, landowners have defied official directives to remove them.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing conflict between human agricultural interests and wildlife conservation in ecologically sensitive regions.
Forest department to submit report to Subcollector on fence reinstallation in Keralam’s Idukki right A solar fence on a cardamom plantation at Panthadikkalam in Idukki. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/jz7kyq/article71568602.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/80759_9_10_2026_18_32_40_1_FENCEPANTHADIKKALAM.JPG SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A solar fence fixed on a cardamom plantation at Panthadikkalam under Devikulam forest range in Idukki. Forest department had removed wire ropes and solar electric fencing from plantations in the Panthadikkalam and Choondal areas in Idukki to facilitate free movement of wild elephants. However, landowners re-erected the barriers within days IDUKKI The Forest department has decided to submit a detailed report on the reinstallation of fences across elephant passages on farmlands within the Devikulam forest range in Idukki. Forest department officers had recently removed wire ropes and solar electric fencing from cardamom plantations in the Panthadikkalam and Choondal areas to facilitate the free movement of wild elephants. However, landowners re-erected the barriers within days.
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