In Krishnagiri 8th day of phase 3 of #namakkunaame-Villagers spoke of wild animal attacks & apathy of Forest Dept https://t.co/pXohAiBjAJ

Continuing his exhaustive tour of forest-fringe habitations in Krishnagiri district on the eighth day of Namakku Naame's third phase in November 2015, DMK Treasurer M. K. Stalin examined the persistent crisis of human-animal conflict. Travelling through remote settlements, he met dozens of farming families whose agricultural fields had been trampled by wild elephants crossing degraded forest corridors. The affected villagers shared painful experiences of living in perpetual fear after sundown, unable to guard their crops or commute safely to neighbouring towns due to unchecked animal incursions. Stalin condemned the total indifference displayed by the state government, noting that while farmers incurred crippling debts after their harvests were ruined, the administration offered neither preventive border infrastructure nor adequate financial compensation. He underscored that degraded elephant corridors and depleted forest water sources forced animals into human habitations, pointing to poor ecological management by forest authorities. Stalin promised that an incoming DMK administration would restore natural wildlife habitats, construct permanent physical barriers, and institute an emergency single-window compensation mechanism to safeguard both endangered wildlife species and the livelihoods of vulnerable rural cultivators across Krishnagiri.