Farmers have expressed concern over the delay in getting relief from the government for the huge crop loss they suffered during the recent downpour in the district.
Though people’s representatives from each Assembly constituency are ready with the loss estimates, the government is yet to assess the crop loss in the district..
In Kozhikode district, the loss due to various monsoon-related calamities in just two weeks is Rs.2 crore as per official records.
No hope“We have no hope in getting relief from the government as there are several persons who still continue to wait for funds sanctioned in the last monsoon season,” says a farmer from Thamarassery taluk who suffered loss in the current season.
Some of the farmers’ organisation leaders say the government is yet to understand the seriousness of the situation.
Unhappy with CM“Chief Minister Oommen Chandy was in Kozhikode on Saturday to attend various functions, but he did not notice the issue,” said P. Viswan, former MLA and district president of the Karshaka Sanghom. He said that the farmers’ organisation under his leadership would take up the issue and discuss it before the next State committee meeting on August 4.
Meanwhile, some of the farmers’ organisations have decided to visit the rain-hit areas where there was crop loss. Chengottukavu, Chemancheri, Moodadi, Thurayoor, Arikkulam and interior areas of Koyilandy would be visited first by the farmers organisations.
ReportThe report of the visit will be handed over to the State government.
As per the Revenue Department’s estimate, crops in nearly 87.5 hectares of land were affected by the rain and wind.
As many as 1,264 farmers suffered crop loss. The agriculture sector suffered a loss of Rs.1.32 crore.
Revenue officials said that they were in the process of submitting loss estimates to the government.