PERNEM
Cashew plantations were gutted in fire at Tambose-Pernem on Sunday, causing heavy losses to a number of owners.The Pernem fire station along with the help of locals managed to extinguish the fire after a few hours.
The fire destroyed several trees as well as newly planted grafts planted with the help of government subsidies.Among the plantation owners who faced losses included Mahabaleshwar Samant, Ketan Samant, Maheshwar Samant, Madhusudan Samant, Ravindra Samant, Pankaj Samant, Haresh Patil and Ramesh Patil. There have been a growing number of cases of fire mishaps at plantations and locals have suspected foul play in these incidents.
