Madikeri: Ahead of the coffee picking season, Somwarpet police held a meeting with the growers to prevent the entry of illegal immigrants into the estates. Police detailed various guidelines to be followed during the hiring of migrant workers during the meeting.Heading the meeting at Somwarpet police station, inspector Muddumadeva noted that hundreds of migrant workers arrived at the district for coffee picking work across the estates. “It is imperative for coffee growers to take more precautionary measures during the coffee picking season. The owners should get complete information about the workers coming to work in their plantations and the workers staying in the line houses. Staff should be assigned to guard the coffee that is put in the field for drying after the coffee harvest,” he stated.He suggested that it would be better to install CC cameras in the estates to control theft. In addition, some workers in the plantations are also bringing their children. The inspector said that the plantation owners should also pay attention to these children. He suggested that the police station be provided with complete information about the workers who arrived from outside and are staying permanently and temporarily in their plantations. He directed that the owners should make arrangements to take care of the children of the workers.
