(IN): 5 lakh rat tails bought by Mizoram Govt

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Link: http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=nov2307\ne4*

 

5 lakh rat tails bought by Mizoram Govt

* AIZAWL, Nov 22 – The Mizoram Government is encouraging farmers to kill

rats and accordingly has purchased 5,23,165 rat tails since October 1,

according to records available with Agriculture Department officials in the

eight districts.

 

Lawngtlai district agriculture office has collected 1,20,219 rat tails and

Aizawl district has purchased and burnt 1,01,674 rodent tails while only

15,207 rat tails have been collected from Mizoram-Myanmar border Champhai

district which had experienced destruction of crops, especially paddy by

rats since last year.

 

Mautam, a local term for gregarious flowering of bamboo triggered a

population explosion of rodents as bamboo seeds provided staple and

nutritious food for the vermins. In an effort to minimise the rodent

population the government had decided to encourage farmers to deposit rat

tails.

 

" The more rats get killed, the more tails will be deposited to the

government till December 15, " an official said.

 

Thousands of farmers have been affected by the rodent menace and Agriculture

Minister H Rammawi predicted that the harvest this year would plummet by 99

pc compared to previous year.– PTI

 

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[Guest guest]

Well said!

 

It is indeed good to show concern for fellow humans,

but at the cost of 1,500 healthy & non-persecuted

street dogs? Would'nt it be a little unfair to the

destitute voiceless animals.

 

Here is why:

 

In less than 5 days the 1500 healthy and non-

persecuted street dogs would end up in gunny sacks

and or killed for human food in Mizoram,

neighbouring Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and

Meghalaya states.

[Guest guest]

 

Why the Numbers Rose So much?

what is position of Snakes,Owls,Falcons,birds of prey, Stray dogs and cats in

State?

Sandeep

 

On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 Merritt Clifton wrote :

> >5 lakh rat tails bought by Mizoram Govt

> >* AIZAWL, Nov 22 – The Mizoram Government is

> >encouraging farmers to kill rats and accordingly

> >has purchased 5,23,165 rat tails since October

> >1, according to records available with

> >Agriculture Department officials in the eight

> >districts.

>

>

> 1,500 healthy & non-persecuted street

>dogs could have done the same job for nothing.

>

>

>

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>Merritt Clifton

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