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[http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Labourers-from-JK-head-back-to-Valley-say-20122016014049 Harveer Dabas, Labourers from J&K head back to Valley, say `situation normal'Dec 20 2016 : The Times of India]

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==Migration to J&K==
Kashmir is considered the hub of bakeries, painting shops and garments, especially leather jackets. According to a rough estimate, around 1,500 workers (including construction workers, barbers and washermen) from the district, including Mandawali, Kaziwala, Barkala, Chandpura, Madhusudanpur, Bhoganwala, Kotwali and Dehat areas, used to depend on Kashmir for their livelihood.Many of them had been staying in the Valley for years, living in areas like Badgaon, Chanapora, Sopore, Rambag, Nawata, Tral, etc. Out of the 1500, over 1,000 had returned [in mid 2015] after unrest in the Valley resulted in loss of their jobs.

“We lived in Sopore for years. My shop was running well. But all went downhill after the clashes started in Kashmir four months ago. As the situation deteriorated, markets closed down indefinitely,“ said Mohammed Intezar, a barber. Intezar decided to return after he heard that the situation had improved in the Valley

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	“We lived in Sopore for years. My shop was running well. But all went downhill after the clashes started in Kashmir four months ago. As the situation deteriorated, markets closed down indefinitely,“ said Mohammed Intezar, a barber. Intezar decided to return after he heard that the situation had improved in the Valley		“We lived in Sopore for years. My shop was running well. But all went downhill after the clashes started in Kashmir four months ago. As the situation deteriorated, markets closed down indefinitely,“ said Mohammed Intezar, a barber. Intezar decided to return after he heard that the situation had improved in the Valley
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		+	==As in 2023==
		+	[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/leopard-terror-in-bijnors-villages/articleshow/105319553.cms Sandeep Rai & Harveer Dabas, Nov 18, 2023: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	''Leopard terror in Bijnor’s villages''
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		+	'''17 people have been killed by the big cats in just the past 8 months. UP officials estimate there are around 300 leopards in the area'''
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		+	Sandeep Rai & Harveer Dabas \| TNN
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		+	The link roads of Shahpur Jamal village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district used to be eerily quiet as dusk turned into darkness, but now they echo with the shrill sounds of plastic horns almost every evening as schoolchildren and teachers head home past the dense sugarcane fields.
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		+	“We have been told to blow them to ward off leopards,” says Divya Kumari, a class 5 student at a government primary school in Mahsanpur village, barely a kilometre from Shahpur Jamal.
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		+	'''17 Kills In 8 Months'''
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		+	The local people have reason to be scared – 17 have lost their lives and more than 50 have been injured in leopard attacks in the region in just the past eight months. The forest department has designated 75-odd villages as “leopardprone hamlets”.
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		+	It’s a region surrounded by numerous wildlife corridors, including the Amangarh Tiger Reserve in Bijnor and Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand. While the forest department has tried everything to prevent attacks – continuous combing on trained elephants, issuing shooton-sight orders, and capturing more than two dozen leopards – the toll continues to rise.
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		+	So, left with no choice, the villagers have been trying to protect themselves with traditional methods.
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		+	'''Protect Your Neck'''
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		+	Vivek Chaudhary, a farmer from Faridpur Bhogi village, told TOI they work on their farms in groups, even though it is not always practical, especially in the sugarcane harvest season. They also bind their necks in thick cloth “to survive if we are attacked by a prowling leopard”.
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		+	Baljit Singh, a government-certified hunter who has killed 13 maneaters over five decades, says the wrap can save lives. “Leopards and tigers mostly target the neck. Protecting it can significantly increase a person’s chances of surviving an ambush.”
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		+	Nights are a time of heightened vigil, with families in villages taking turns to keep a watch. Suresh Kumar, a labourer in Mannagar village, says, “We live in dread. Days are relatively safe but nights can be terrifying. The slightest rustle startles us. Even indoors, we sleep with lathis beside our beds.”
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		+	'''Kids Are Easy Prey'''
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		+	Late last summer, Zebunissa, 40, lost her fiveyear-old niece to a leopard. “She was snatched from our front yard. We ran after the leopard, but it was too late. Her partially eaten body was found about 200 metres from our home,” she says.
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		+	In September, an 11-year-old boy from the village was killed on his way to buy groceries. His mother, Puja Devi, says he ran into a leopard on a link road beside a sugarcane field: “We found his lifeless body in a pool of blood a few hours later.”
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		+	Zebunissa’s family have raised the height of their boundary wall and installed steel mesh around their cattle shed. “No one goes outside this safe bubble at night unless absolutely necessary,” she says.
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		+	The villagers feel powerless against the leopards. “We are trapped with nowhere to go,” says Durbesh Kumar, a resident of Afzalgarh whose mother Gomti Devi (65) was killed by a leopard while collecting fodder in August. All they found was her headless body. “We cannot harm leopards as it is illegal under the Wildlife Protection Act,” he rues.
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		+	'''Unintended Victims?'''
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		+	The forest department is authorised to hunt down ‘man-eaters’, but RK Singh, deputy chief veterinary officer at the animal husbandry department in UP, says every leopard that attacks a human is not a man-eater.
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		+	“These incidents are cases of mistaken identity – the animals cannot distinguish between prey and humans. Also, there have been instances where we found injured leopards, who had lost their ability to hunt, eating parts of human bodies. Labelling them as man-eaters would be unfair,” says the expert who has years of experience in rescuing tigers and leopards.
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		+	'''Breeding Amid Cane'''
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		+	The risk of leopard attacks is higher in the sugarcane belt because cane fields are breeding grounds for leopards, RK Singh explains. “The mothers are highly protective of their cubs and get startled by human presence. Besides, during the mating season these animals become more aggressive due to their increased hormone levels.”
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		+	Gyan Singh, sub-divisional forest officer of Bijnor, says geography also plays a role: “Apart from dense forests and tiger reserves in the vicinity, Bijnor district has numerous dams and barrages. Their catchment areas get inundated, forcing the animals out of their habitats and resulting in such attacks.”
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		+	Although there’s no official count of leopards in the district, Gyan Singh says they expect the number to be around 300. “We have captured nearly 30 leopards and also issued a list of do’s and don’ts to the villagers,” he adds.
		+	Zoos Don’t Want Them
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		+	But capturing leopards is not a long-term solution because zoos in Uttar Pradesh are stretched to capacity. Aditi Sharma, director of Lucknow Zoo, says, “With limited resources, we have no choice but to refuse to accommodate more leopards. Releasing them into the wild is pointless as they tend to return to human habitats.”
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		+	While leopards have robbed this belt of its tranquillity, they have had one unintended benefit. “Some farmers say that their presence keeps stray animals at bay, ensuring the safety of crops,” says deputy chief veterinary officer Singh.
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 Sub divisional forest officer Gyan Singh said, “They have set an example for all of us. Conserving sparrows for generations is not easy. Andthey have done it with so much love. Our department appreciates what they have achieved.” Jamal, though, is a tad worried. “The sudden decline in the sparrow population has been attributed to the felling of trees and excessive use of pesticides. Authorities should make it mandatory for residents to plant saplings when they build a house. Most of the houses in urban and semi-urban areas don’t have trees or even small plants these days. Where will the birds go?”
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-[http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Labourers-from-JK-head-back-to-Valley-say-20122016014049   Harveer Dabas, Labourers from J&K head back to Valley, say `situation normal'Dec 20 2016 : The Times of India]
 =Labour=
 ==Migration to J&K==
 Kashmir is considered the hub of bakeries, painting shops and garments, especially leather jackets. According to a rough estimate, around 1,500 workers (including construction workers, barbers and washermen) from the district, including Mandawali, Kaziwala, Barkala, Chandpura, Madhusudanpur, Bhoganwala, Kotwali and Dehat areas, used to depend on Kashmir for their livelihood.Many of them had been staying in the Valley for years, living in areas like Badgaon, Chanapora, Sopore, Rambag, Nawata, Tral, etc. Out of the 1500, over 1,000 had returned [in mid 2015] after unrest in the Valley resulted in loss of their jobs.
 “We lived in Sopore for years. My shop was running well. But all went downhill after the clashes started in Kashmir four months ago. As the situation deteriorated, markets closed down indefinitely,“ said Mohammed Intezar, a barber. Intezar decided to return after he heard that the situation had improved in the Valley