Pests, Frost & Inability To Repay Loans Behind Desperation
Damoh: At 9pm on December 28, Nandaram Raikwa from Kuluwakala village walked into the fields behind his house with a can of kerosene. Standing there amid a totally destroyed crop of arhar lentils, he poured the fuel on his body and set himself alight. Hearing screams, villagers rescued him and doused the flames.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/8-mp-farmers-end-lives-mth
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bundelkhand
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/madhya-pradesh
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
