Farmers in the Neemuch district say that parrots are now feeding on poppy plants due to which their crops are suffering damage. Efforts calling for the authorities to control the damage on their crops have not been taken up, NDTV reported. But a large group of parrots feed on these plants around 30-40 times a day and some even fly away with poppy pods. Opium crops are legally cultivated for medicinal purposes in several states of India under special licences. #WATCH: Parakeets destroy opium crops in Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh pic.twitter.com/nURIGDoraL — ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2019Read full story

Source: The Express Tribune March 03, 2019 18:08 UTC