Crop Losses Mount In Beed; Farmers Plan Protest
Beed: Farmers in Beed district are facing severe crop losses due to inadequate rainfall. The soybean crop has been badly damaged, while the cotton crop is on the verge of being ruined. However, if the rains fail to arrive soon, cotton farmers are also likely to suffer heavy losses. The government should take immediate measures to protect farmers’ crops and conduct experiments on artificial rain,…
Beed district farmers are suffering significant crop losses due to insufficient rainfall, with soybean and cotton crops particularly hard hit. At a meeting organized by the Shetkari Hakka Morcha in Nalwandi, Rajendra Amte called for the government to take urgent action to protect farmers' crops and suggested conducting experiments for artificial rain.
Amte pointed out that the government had previously announced crop insurance assistance of ₹17,000 per hectare for affected farmers, a promise subsequently backed by Guardian Minister and Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar. However, farmers remain unpaid for these insurance claims. Amte urged the government to declare a drought, offer ₹1 lakh per hectare in compensation for crop failures, and expedite artificial rain experiments.
The Shetkari Hakka Morcha subsequently decided to organize a protest in Beed to demand the immediate release of the remaining crop insurance payments owed to farmers.
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