Part 5/8:
Growing Anxiety and Misinformation Surrounding Infrastructure Deployment
Additional testimonies paint a picture of growing paranoia among property owners. Farmers describe their constant vigilance, monitoring aircraft and drones overhead, fearing espionage or sabotage. One comments,
"We're always on guard, using apps to see what planes are flying nearby, worried about what they’re doing."
This sense of invasion is compounded by legislation that grants companies the power to access land without the consent of landowners, with the government enforcing hefty fines for resistance. Such policies deepen the divide between authorities and rural communities, emphasizing a pattern of authoritarian overreach.