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India - UP farmers fear 50% crop loss after rain, hailstorm

17.03.2015 244 views

The untimely rain and hailstorm on Sunday and Monday came as a second blow within a fortnight for UP farmers as the downpour destroyed the standing Rabi crop just before being harvested.

Taking serious note of the losses suffered by the farmers due to rains and hailstorm, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav released Rs 200 crore from state's emergency funds and directed officials to suspend recovery of dues from farmers. The issue of damaged crops was raised by the Opposition in the house.

Thousands of farmers on Monday came on the streets in different parts of Budlekhand seeking compensation for the damage to their crop due to untimely rain and hailstorm. Protests were seen in Jhansi, Lalitpur, Mahoba, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Banda and Chitrakoot.

"The rain destroyed over 50% crops of wheat, mustard, pea and gram," said 75-year-old farmer Lalchand Patel of Jayapur village that has been adopted by PM Narendra Modi. After the rains on March 2-3, it was another blow for us, he added. Similar was the case with the central and western UP which witnessed the third spell of rain in a fortnight.

Source - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/

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