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What’s happening across Kodagu and the Kodava community — gathered from many sources, sorted by topic, and rated for how much you can trust it. The antidote to the WhatsApp rumour mill.
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A run of fatal wild-elephant attacks — including a coffee planter and the wife of a senior IPS officer at estates near Gonikoppal — has renewed alarm over human–elephant conflict, with several deaths reported across the district this year.
A death at the Dubare elephant camp has renewed debate over captive-elephant tourism and habitat pressure in Kodagu. (Single analysis source — read critically.)
The Deputy Commissioner directed officials to complete registration of new homestays and renew existing licences by the deadline — part of a push to regulate the district's booming stay tourism.
The Superintendent of Police reviewed precautionary measures for floods and landslides ahead of the monsoon, coordinating rescue and response across the district.
Police registered dozens of narcotics cases in a single month, pointing to a rise in drug peddling and use in the district — official figures, reported by one outlet.
The Coorg Hotels and Resorts Association convened stakeholders to reassure visitors the district is safe, after weather and conflict concerns. (Industry-body claim — one source.)
The Kodagu District Chamber of Commerce and Industry pressed the government for rail connectivity, arguing it would boost trade and tourism — a long-standing and contested ask.
Unseasonal hail and thundershowers damaged standing crops and houses in parts of the district — a reminder of the growing weather volatility facing growers.
World coffee prices have whipsawed on delayed Brazilian harvests, a stronger real and rising Vietnam exports. These are the global forces that set the farmgate price Kodagu's Robusta growers receive — see the Coffee Intelligence page for the live read.
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