Hoshiarpur: Deputy Commissioner of Hoshiarpur, Mr. Amit Dhaka in a press release informed that the farmers could apply for the permits to kill wild pigs with the SDM Hoshiarpur. He said that earlier the farmers had to submit the dead wild pigs to the Wildlife department but the Punjab Government have amended this policy and now the farmers could use the pig themselves.
Notably, the wild pigs destroy the crops of the farmers and the face huge losses, so the Punjab Government grant permits to them for killing wild pigs.
DC Amit Dhaka also said that the Punjab Government also provide compensation for the loss of life and property due to stray animals.