Bolangir district in Orissa, facing drought conditions since 1965, sees an annual mass migration of farmers to other States in search of work.
SURESH GOHIR of Bhotapada village in the backward Bolangir district of Orissa consumed pesticide two years ago after his paddy crop failed. He survived the suicide attempt but found life doubly difficult as debt had mounted.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/reluctant-migrants
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mahim-pratap-singh
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/frontline-chennai
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bolangir-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drought
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/migration
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-rural-employment-guarantee-scheme-nregs
