Around four million hectares of crop was damaged due to heavy rain in the Vidarbha region in the last five days.
According to the Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti (VJAS), a social group working among farmers there, the incessant showers have caused widespread damage to the standing crop of cotton, soya and paddy.
Agrarian crisis
“Vidarbha is in the grip of an agrarian crisis and farmers are committing suicide due to distress. The present crop failure will add to their gloom and debt, resulting in more farmer suicides. We urge the administration to provide relief,” said the VJAS in a statement.
