Parvati Project-Hit Farmers Launch Stir Over Compensation, Threaten Fast Unto Death In MP’s Rajgarh
Rajgarh (Madhya Pradesh): Farmers launched an agitation over the major irrigation project on the Parvati River in the Suthaliya area in the Rajgarh district on Tuesday. The agitating farmers raised the issue of less compensation given to those living in the submerged area because of the project. They said the government had deprived the actual sufferers of compensation. The farmers put up nine…
In the Rajgarh district of Madhya Pradesh, farmers have launched a protest over the Parvati River irrigation project. The farmers are demanding more compensation for the loss of their lands, houses, tube wells, wells, trees, crops, and irrigation pipelines due to the project. They accuse the government of shortchanging the affected individuals.
The protesters have set nine demands, and social worker Medha Patkar has joined them, vowing a fast unto death until the government addresses their concerns. Patkar had previously met the collector to discuss the farmers' grievances, to which the official promised to investigate the matter.
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