Highlanders who have toiled on land for years watch helplessly

Livelihood lost: Kalaiselvan showing what’s left of the tomatoes after his vegetable farm was destroyed.

CAMERON HIGHLANDS: Workers from the National Security Council moved in to demolish 10 illegal farms here as part of the ongoing Ops Gading.

Many farmers, who claimed they had worked on the land for ­decades, could only watch helplessly as workers slashed their crops, including tomatoes and vegetables.