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In 8 mths, 580 farmers ended life in Maha [1]

Marathwada Dry Spell To Blame
Thirty-four farmers from Marathwada have committed suicide between August 6 and 13 due to crop failure because of the prolonged dry spell.

Publication Date: 
17/08/2017
Bhavika Jain [2]
Times Of India (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Maharashtra [4], Farmers [5], Agriculture [6], Crops [7], Rainfall [8], Monsoons [9]
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