Separate law for crop loss sought

Hyderabad: Former MLC Prof K Nageshwar on Sunday urged the government to come up with a separate Act for providing suitable compensation to the farmers who suffer crop loss. He was participating in a workshop conducted on Farmers Suicides and steps to prevent it, organised by AP Rythu Sangham at Sundarayya Vignana Kendram here on Sunday.

Nageshwar further asked the government why it cannot bring suitable Act that will immediately address the farmers’ issues. He expressed concern at the denial of minimum support price to the agricultural produce when put up for sale. However, the farmers are forced to spend more money to get fertilisers and seeds. He also said that this situation could be reversed efficiently through setting up of cold storages in all districts.

“Cold storage facility will help farmers to store their produce and sell at a time when it fetches them suitable price,” he added. He also attributed the pathetic condition of the farmers to the inefficiency of the government and non-availability of adequate warehouses to store farm produce.Telangana JAC convener Prof. M Kodandaram has called upon various farmers’ associations to set aside differences and unite for achievement of their long-pending demands, while addressing farmers, who met in the Sundarayya Vignana Kendram at Bagh Lingampalli here on Sunday morning.

Stating that distressed farmers were committing suicides as there was no other go, he exhorted the farmers’ families to organise a meeting in the capital city. He also called upon the agriculture associations and intellectuals to work together to solve the crisis in the agriculture sector.Justice Chandra Kumar was also present in the meeting where problems of farmers and reasons for their suicides were discussed.