BED: Unservational rain destroys crops of farmers, pleading for reigns from government

Beed, May 29 (IANS). On -Sonous Rain in Ashti Taluka of the Beed district Maharashtra broke the back of farmers. The ongoing rain for the past eight days has done great damage to cash crops such as banana, pomegranate and onion. The fields are flooded, causing crops to rot. The farmers demanded immediate compensation from the government. A total of 3930.18 hectares of agricultural sector in the district were damaged, of which standing crops were destroyed on 3894.23 hectares of land in Ashti Taluka alone. Dhamangaon, who is a large village of Ashti, said the Boers there that the crops were preparing after handing out rupees, was now washed away in the water. Sanjay Bhausaheb, who is a farmer from Dhamangaon, said: “I have grown pomegranate, onion and tomatoes. The crop has been completely destroyed. Contact Agriculture assistants and servants, but someone has not yet come to the farm. Our damage is not judged, only insurance is received.” Rajkumar Pandurang Chaudhary, another farmer, said: “I planted banana in my field and spent Rs 2.5 lakh for it. The bank also took off a loan from the bank, but the rain has destroyed everything. Now bananas are rotten. The government is requested to help us.” Agricultural assistants and servants who judge the loss of farmers stop at this time, causing the situation to become more serious. Who will do the Panchnama, this is a big question. It is also difficult to get compensation until the loss of damage is caused by the government documentation. The farmers clearly said that only the insurance will not work now. Farmers who suffer millions of losses want the government to do immediate survey and get financial relief. -Ians DSC/ Share these Story Tags