Tiger80 Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 LUCKNOW/CHANDIGARH: Farm distress appears to have peaked following the latest round of rain and hailstorms in north India late last week which inflicted further damage to crops already hit by unseasonal showers since mid-February, with reports of a spate of deaths coming in from affected districts. Reports from the ground suggest at least 30 farmers have allegedly died of trauma or suicide in the past four days alone in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh, although the state governments have not yet recognized most of these as deaths related to crop damage. The UP government said on Monday damage to crops had now spread to 40 districts, up from the 33 districts declared rain-hit earlier. The government also reassessed the loss to life and property and said the monetary losses were now upwards of Rs 1,100 crore. READ ALSO: Farmer suicides on rise: IB report Heavy unseasonal rain destroys farmers' spirits Ill-timed rain damages crops in 1.8cr hectares across 13 states More than 5 lakh farming families, spanning more than 70% of UP's rural population, have been affected by the unseasonal rains. Although unofficial reports put farmer deaths in the state in the month of March at 100, the government confirmed 35 farmer deaths, all accidental deaths related to weather, according to UP chief secretary Alok Ranjan. A consolidated compensation of Rs 7 lakh each has been paid. None of the 24 deaths reported from the ground since Saturday in UP figure in the official list, although the government said it would be assess these deaths shortly. As many as 17 of these deaths were reported from UP's Bareilly division since Friday, with six reported on Saturday. Two of these were alleged suicides — 28-year-old Munendra Giri of Kakori village in Badaun district who hanged himself and Ashutosh Manjhi, 40, of Gajraula tehsil, who locals claimed had consumed poison because of debt. The other four deaths were due to heart attack, allegedly brought about by damage to their crops. The deceased were identified as 55-year-old Siya Ram Yadav of village Naugawan Ahiran; Lekhraj, 45, of Bhojpur village: Savitri Devi, 60, of Jaunwar village under Meergunj tehsil and Krishna Das, 62, a farmer of Dandia Beeram Nagla village. Meanwhile, officials in Bareilly said there is likelihood that the sum of Rs 16.68 crore earmarked as compensation to farmers may be enhanced to Rs 35 crore after a revised survey report was sent to the state government. Compensation has been paid to around 4,882 farmers in the district. At least five deaths of farmers were reported in the last 48 hours from Agra and one each from the neighbouring Etah and Firozabad districts. One of these was a suicide — Ramroop, 42, from Gadwar village of Bah block, who set himself afire on Sunday. In Bewar block of Mainpuri district, Bhojraj, 50, died when a tree fell on him during a dust storm. The rest of the deaths were attributed to trauma. Three deaths, all from heart attack, were reported from a single village in Rewari district of Haryana. Reports said all three farmers — Anita, 42, Dharampal, 55, and Shri Chand, 80 — had suffered close to 100% loss to their wheat crop due to the recent rains and hailstorms. Jatusana station house officer Narender Singh confirmed that the families concerned had told the police that the three died due to shock when then saw their damaged crops. Kosli sub-divisional magistrate Nirmal Nagar told TOI that farmers of the village were not in a position to bear loses to their crops. After getting information about the repeated deaths in the village, Nagar along with revenue officials on Monday visited Darauli and conducted the girdawari (assessment) to know the exact loss to crops. "The damage to the crops is almost 100%," Nagar confirmed. In Hisar, Om Prakash, 49, of Beer Baabran, a farmer tilling someone else's land, hung himself from a tree in Ramdhan Seed Farm of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University (HAC) after he allegedly lost his entire wheat and methi crop. In Punjab's Bathinda district, an indebted farmer, Naib Singh of Bath village, committed suicide by consuming poison. Uttar Pradesh, meanwhile, has declaring Mathura as the worst-hit district, where special arrangements will shortly be made. The government said it has released a total of Rs 500 crore to affected districts so far, including Rs 300 crore released on Monday. On Monday, a small farmer jumped in front of a running train in Jalaun. The suicide note recovered from him said that he was ending his life through a government vehicle as he was upset over the lack of help after he lost his crop. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/30-farmers-dead-in-4-days-as-rain-hail-hit-north-India/articleshow/46830258.cms There is hardly any debate on any news channel about this
rkt.india Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 weather has been nasty. It is April and still feels winter and raining every week.
Cricket_Hacker Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 weather has been nasty. It is April and still feels winter and raining every week. yes.Havent felt the need to even look at the AC.
FischerTal Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 There should be some compensation for farmers who lost their crop. Rip
BeautifulGame Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 No one gives a **** for small and marginal farmers .They couldn't even manage to carve a proper vote bank ffs
Number Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 No one gives a **** for small and marginal farmers .They couldn't even manage to carve a proper vote bank ffs When people vote on caste lines blindly then they deserve what they get.
rkt.india Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 yes.Havent felt the need to even look at the AC. It is so cold today, feels like month of Jan is back. Nature has pressed rewind button.
Tiger80 Posted April 7, 2015 Author Posted April 7, 2015 When people vote on caste lines blindly then they deserve what they get. Modi is not voted on caste line, Khattar is not voted on caste line
coffee_rules Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 Dont they buy insurance for natural calamities?
BeautifulGame Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 Dont they buy insurance for natural calamities? Yeah there is NAIS govt sponsored insurance for farmers .But most farmers aren't even aware of it sadly .Govt doesn't help much with their inefficient system either .One claim i know lodged in 2010 was processed and amount released in 2013.How exactly is that gone help a farmer in distress not sure
Tiger80 Posted April 8, 2015 Author Posted April 8, 2015 PM announces relief for rain-hit farmers, increases compensation by 50% NEW DELHI: In a relief to farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced increase in quantum of compensation for crop damage to affected farmers by 50 per cent. The PM also announced that eligibility for getting compensation for crop damage due to natural calamity has been lowered from 50% of crop area to 33%. The Prime Minister made these announcements after launching Mudra (Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency) bank under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana. Talking about plight of farmers, the PM said that "we have to worry about the farmer of India, who faces problems due to lack of adequate of rainfall or due to unseasonal rain". http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/PM-announces-relief-for-rain-hit-farmers-increases-compensation-by-50/articleshow/46846471.cms good move by Modi
FischerTal Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 ^ needs to be implemented quickly. marathwada has had many farmer suicides recently
BeautifulGame Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 good move by Modi Another useless move for eye wash.
Tiger80 Posted April 8, 2015 Author Posted April 8, 2015 Another useless move for eye wash. At this time what Modi or any govt should do?
randomGuy Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 At this time what Modi or any govt should do? We discussed pros and cons of given free food coupons to the poor. Say 500-1000/- per month coupons to every poor person, the amount to keep increasing every year taking food inflation into consideration. The poor will have food security, will know that they don't have to work for food but for other expenses
BeautifulGame Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 At this time what Modi or any govt should do? Not a lot in truth as most of the issues facing farmers are long term . May be in short term Govt can identify small&Marginal farmers from drought/famine hit areas and provide them with Interest free loans from PSU banks for immediate relief .Tie it up with the relief money govt has announced so that whenever the relief arrives 1 year or 2 year most of them can be adjusted Provide them with free raw seeds for next cultivation season Provide free ration from PDS for fixed time frame at least .In TN for ex u get 20 KG rice free per month from PDS . But in reality long term We need lot of quality warehouses to help farmers store their harvest .Most of them sell it cheap and at losses because they can't afford to stock their harvest and it will rot Find a way to help farmers to sell their crops .Govt helps the farmers usually during cultivation a lot but after harvest poor farmers are completely left at the mercy of the inter mediate agents who exploit them and reek in the money
The Outsider Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 Government should use the chance to acquire their land for its corporate buddies with the pro-farmer ordinance.
Tiger80 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Posted April 10, 2015 Government should use the chance to acquire their land for its corporate buddies with the pro-farmer ordinance. India has 16 lakh sq km of agricultural land. In europe industry just use 2% of total land. If we apply same stats then industry in india will not require more than 64000 sq km this is just 4% of total agricultural land , they can also use non arable land . So Industry of india will not buy 95% of agricultural land even if it is offered to them . Yet media just make this an issue as if Industry will make 100% farmers jobless
Tiger80 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Posted April 10, 2015 We discussed pros and cons of given free food coupons to the poor. Say 500-1000/- per month coupons to every poor person' date=' the amount to keep increasing every year taking food inflation into consideration. The poor will have food security, will know that they don't have to work for food but for other expenses[/quote'] THis is not a case of food coupons. Many of these farmers commit suicide because they fear loss of their social status, they fear that they may have to sell their land and live like landless farmers. Even after committing suicide their families live and don't die of starvation.In these type of cases the short term solution is to give them compensation
randomGuy Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 THis is not a case of food coupons. Many of these farmers commit suicide because they fear loss of their social status' date=' they fear that they may have to sell their land and live like landless farmers. Even after committing suicide their families live and don't die of starvation.In these type of cases the short term solution is to give them compensation[/quote'] It changes mindset. Suppose if one knows he/she doesn't have to care for expenses for food or for rising food prices year after year, one may not even take unnecessary debt that he can't repay later. And even if one can't repay debt and the lender takes away everything, one will get food coupons every month which will obviously be very useful. Mindset change is very important.
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