Catch Giant African Snails and get a chance to win ₹12 crore

Catching Giant African Snails in ward 12 (Public Welfare ward) of the Muhamma grama panchayat in Alappuzha has two benefits. It can prevent the invasive species, which present a big threat to the loca

Catching Giant African Snails in ward 12 (Public Welfare ward) of the Muhamma grama panchayat in Alappuzha has two benefits. It can prevent the invasive species, which present a big threat to the local flora, from ravaging crops; while snail-catchers stand a chance to win the State government’s Thiruvonam Bumper lottery, the first prize being a whopping ₹12 crore. A year-long campaign, titled ‘Snail-free village,’ is being conducted in the ward to tackle the snail menace and authorities there recently offered lottery tickets costing ₹300 each to 10 highest snail catchers to tempt the residents to join the initiative.