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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