According to another leading Daily, ‘Prameya’, 24 farmers committed suicide in the last 10 days itself, showing the gravity of the situation. The drought package, CM’s assurance and Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy’s appeal have failed to bring any results so far.
Western Odisha (Balangir, Bargarh, Nuapada etc.) is worst-hit by farmers’ suicide, while other districts such as Keonjhar, Balasore, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Sundargarh etc. are also facing drought crisis, which has led to rising cases of farmers’ suicide.