Newsletter No. 60; IRBMS
Rs. 7287.00 per acre for long term crops.
Tamil Nadu farmers pose as they bite rats during a protest demanding a drought
But the relief funds are not distributed evenly and not failed to waive the loans of the farmers, they got from Crop Banks, they got frustrated. Since the Central and state Govt. failed, the helpless
Tamilnadu farmers they have no other option but protest.
The drought situation also affected people other than farmers. Around 100 employees of the engineering division of the Madurai Railway Division staged a protest here on 18 th April alleging that there was no water at level crossings and that gatekeepers and gangmen were left in the lurch. The tanker supply, was erratic. Many women stayed back from work just to ensure they got their quota of water. The wait seemed endless for the weak and the aged ones, and a frenzied struggle ensues when the tanker arrives.
the main opposition leader of Tamil Nadu Mr. MK Stalin, along with top leaders of his party, the DMK have been arrested on 25 th April morning as political parties held a strike across the state in support of farmers. In the same area, farmers protested by lying across train tracks. The opposition demanded farmers’ loans, must be waived by the government. The government figure shows that between October and January, 19 farmers killed themselves. This strike was called after nearly 200 farmers from Tamil Nadu who spent a month protesting in the heart of Delhi returned without winning the concessions they sought from the centre- large financial packages and a write-off of their loans. To make their point in Delhi, they adapted unusual tactics- some farmers were photographed holding dead rats in their mouths to signal their distress; they also held mock funerals and displayed the skulls of those who they claimed had committed suicide.
Water Conservation Effort under MGNREGA in Jharkhand
Last two years Govt. of Jharkhand used the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act( MGNREGA) to enhance and augment its natural resource base, particularly in terms of soil & water conservation With the help of MGNREGA over 3 lakhs small water bodies has
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