Parbhani–Representative
On behalf of the Swabhimani Shetkari Sangathan, today Thursday 12th September, a protest was held outside the collector’s office by eating chutney bread. A statement was given to the Collector to cancel the sample survey and survey the standing crops according to mid-season and pay the advance amount to the farmers who demanded that the farmers make personal panchnamas of the damage caused by the water of rivers, canals and wodes and pay them the protected amount immediately.
In the statement It has been said that due to the heavy rains in the district 10 days ago, the rivers, streams and streams of the district have been flooded and the soybean and cotton crops of the farmers have been damaged to a great extent. In it, the crop fell horizontally and the entire crop became muddy, and in some places the agriculture was washed away. 100% crop loss of these farmers. The crops of some farmers are standing, but due to the rains, not only the crops, the pods, but also the pods of soybeans have been destroyed. Meanwhile, the Crop Insurance Company is carrying out a sample survey in the district with the help of some officials of the Agriculture Department. Therefore, showing 30 to 40 percent loss in 52 mandals, farmers will be plowed for only 5 to 6 thousand rupees as an advance payment. Those who have suffered 100% damage. But those farmers are going to be devastated. becauseBecause their fields will not produce even grass. So the farmers of these rivers, canals, streams should get 100% of the insurance amount which is the same for soybeans and cotton that is 55 thousand rupees and Swabhimani will not remain silent until this is received. After the agitation, the Collector said that a meeting was organized at the district office on Friday 13 September at 3 pm. In this, officials of agriculture department, representative of crop insurance company and officials of Swabhimani and farmers’ representatives were called off after the protest was withdrawn. Kishore Dhage, Ram Prasad Game, Gajanan Ture, Syed Kalim Bhai, PT Nirval, Vitthal Choukat, Ranjit Chavan, Namdev Kale, Digambar Pawar, Munjabhau Lode, Prasad Garud, Hanuman Amle, Datta Kadam, Mayur Waghmare, Sudhakar Khating, Mauli Shinde, Pandit Bhosale, Adinath Lawande, Vikas Bhopale, Tukaram Chavan and other farmers were present.
