<p>Ram Pujan Singh of Ara in Bhojpur district is a distraught farmer. Despite having a fertile land and sufficient water, he has incurred heavy losses in the last couple of years due to large-scale damage caused to the standing crops by hordes of antelopes, also known as nilgais.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Singh has, therefore, decided to vote for any candidate who will solve his (and other farmers) peculiar problem – getting rid of the nilgais.<br /><br />There has been a steady increase in complaints from affluent to marginal farmers in the area about how they have suffered immensely due to the extensive damage caused to the crops by the nilgais.<br /><br />“I have six acres of land in Bhojpur. But the nilgais damaged lentil crops like arhar and moong (pulses), thereby adversely affecting production,” rued Krishna Prasad, an affluent farmer.<br /><br />There are thousands of nilgais in this area. And their population is increasing by the day precisely because a female antelope breeds twice a year. Another reason for the increase in their population is the shrinking forest. The carnivores that kept a check on their population are fast dwindling. As a consequence, the wild herbivores nowadays roam freely and, of late, have entered human habitats.</p>
<p>Ram Pujan Singh of Ara in Bhojpur district is a distraught farmer. Despite having a fertile land and sufficient water, he has incurred heavy losses in the last couple of years due to large-scale damage caused to the standing crops by hordes of antelopes, also known as nilgais.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Singh has, therefore, decided to vote for any candidate who will solve his (and other farmers) peculiar problem – getting rid of the nilgais.<br /><br />There has been a steady increase in complaints from affluent to marginal farmers in the area about how they have suffered immensely due to the extensive damage caused to the crops by the nilgais.<br /><br />“I have six acres of land in Bhojpur. But the nilgais damaged lentil crops like arhar and moong (pulses), thereby adversely affecting production,” rued Krishna Prasad, an affluent farmer.<br /><br />There are thousands of nilgais in this area. And their population is increasing by the day precisely because a female antelope breeds twice a year. Another reason for the increase in their population is the shrinking forest. The carnivores that kept a check on their population are fast dwindling. As a consequence, the wild herbivores nowadays roam freely and, of late, have entered human habitats.</p>
