I was talking about planting more trees in my previous post. Yes of course, we have to plant more trees but at the same time we need to be alert about our food availability also. Particularly in India, the rate of suicide among the farmers is showing an alarming increase. We all know the prices of various vegetables, cereals, fruits,etc are increasing at a steady rate. This is due to the lack of adequate cultivation and decreasing farmers. I live in a small town in Tamil Nadu, India, on the way to a village called VAYALUR. The meaning of this village is "a place full of farms". A few years back, when I go to this village to worship lord Muruga who has a temple there, I used to see a lot of farm lands on both the sides of the roads. Surrounded by lush green lands on both sides, it was a special experience riding through that road.
But now when I went there a few days back, I could see that the lush green cover was missing and they were converted into plots for sale by the real estate developers. I was shocked to see that and it was then I understood why the prices of vegetables and cereals are increasing. Basically I am Civil engineering graduate who is pursuing the higher studies in the same sector. But I thoroughly disagree with this happening near my place. In the future, we may have beautiful houses to live in but how to sustain without having food to eat. Farmers sell their land to the real estate developers for a cheap price and these real estate walas divide the land into many small plots of 600 sq.ft to 1200 sq.ft and sell them at very high prices. Not only in my area, this awful thing happens throughout India. How long can we do like this? At certain instant of time, we will have to pay the price for it.
But now when I went there a few days back, I could see that the lush green cover was missing and they were converted into plots for sale by the real estate developers. I was shocked to see that and it was then I understood why the prices of vegetables and cereals are increasing. Basically I am Civil engineering graduate who is pursuing the higher studies in the same sector. But I thoroughly disagree with this happening near my place. In the future, we may have beautiful houses to live in but how to sustain without having food to eat. Farmers sell their land to the real estate developers for a cheap price and these real estate walas divide the land into many small plots of 600 sq.ft to 1200 sq.ft and sell them at very high prices. Not only in my area, this awful thing happens throughout India. How long can we do like this? At certain instant of time, we will have to pay the price for it.
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