Maharashtra starving of droughts; farmers protest appealing for help

On Oct 30, 2018

VADGAON: NP NEWS 24 ONLINE– Droughts in Maharashtra are not new as the state has been witnessing a crisis of droughts since 2012, farmers committing suicides are not new.
And yet again, Maharashtra is facing a state of drought in its various parts.

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The state government has announced some parts to be drought affected and has also decided to offer relief to the affected parts of Maharashtra. But, the list of the cities is growing long day by day.

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Farmers have started protesting against such crisis and are demanding for relief to the government. On Tuesday, farmers in Maaval, Pune came out on streets for the protests and demanded the Maaval area of Pune be declared as drought affected by the government. Farmers not only came out on the streets but also agitated against the government and threw slogans.

Notably, farming of crops in Maaval is done on a large scale for which it requires plenty of water. And, this year the rainfall in Maharashtra was less and did not fulfill the expectations due to which a lot of crops in the farms have burnt. The season and heat of the sun has started creating problems in the lives of farmers and has started raising question marks on their daily bread and butter.

Demands of farmers:

1. The allegations made by the farmers are that the government has put on a blindfold on their eyes and despite witnessing their condition the crisis remains inattentive which is why they were forced to protest in the Vadgaon Maaval area of Pune.

2. The farmers are demanding for help and relief from the government and won’t stop agitation until their demands are met.

Also, they are demanding for the completion of the bridge in Kamshet city and that their 7/12 document should be cleared soon.