Subal Mandal (left) stands atop a washed section of embankment. He is worried the impending rains might wreck havoc as the reconstruction project is delayed.
Uttam majumdar sits next to 330 quintals of unsold paddy. he has over 2 lakhs in debts. Burdened with bumper crop - Faulty procurement, rising farm inputs force West Bengal farmers to commit suicide.Read More - www.downtoearth.org.in/content/burdened-bum
Sushanto Ghosh who committed suicide on January 18 left behind a debt burden of Rs 3 lakhs on his wife and two children. Burdened with bumper crop - Faulty procurement, rising farm inputs force West Bengal farmers to commit suicide.Read More - www.downto
Due to rising costs of cultivation and losses from the 2011 Kharif season most farmers from Burdwan are skipping the summer (boro) crop. Burdened with bumper crop - Faulty procurement, rising farm inputs force West Bengal farmers to commit suicide.