Wednesday, August 1, 2012

SP urges Rawat for package to renovate irrigation in State


BHUBANESWAR: The Samajwadi Party Odisha State Committee has urged Union Minister of State for Agriculture Harish Rawat for a special package for the State of around Rs 3 thousand crore to renovate the lift points, drinking water projects as interim help. The party has not only written about the severe drought in 16 districts where more than 50 percent crops were lost in the last khariff season but also stated about the deficient rain of the current year which affected the agriculture work of 11 districts.

The party also said the plight of the farmers was multiplied due to artificial scarcity of seeds and fertilizer which is available in black market at higher prices. Besides, the party mentioned about distress sale of paddy in the State.

The party in its memorandum urged the Minister to take early measures to check farmer suicide and migration like problems in the State. They suggested that all 11 drought-prone districts of Odisha to be included in the Central contingency plan district of the Government of India. Free supply of seeds, fertilizers, pesticides to farmers for Ravi season and exemption of bank loans, they demanded.

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