Their fields cut off by dam’s water, farmers in UP’s Lalitpur demand govt to make way or buy their land
Although the Bhavani dam project will provide irrigation facilities to thousands of farmers in and around Lalitpur district in Uttar Pradesh’s Bundelkhand region, hundreds of cultivators in Jarawali village complain that the project has cut off access to their agricultural fields. Read on to know more.
Arvind Singh Parmar
Rabi cultivation in Lalitpur takes a hit as farmers complain of fertiliser shortage
It is the season for the rabi crops and farmers in Lalitpur district in Bundelkhand region need DAP-NPK fertilisers to prepare their lands. However, there is a continuing shortage of the fertilisers, they complain, while authorities steadfastly deny it. A control room has been set up to address fertiliser procurement issues.
Arvind Singh Parmar
Shortage in fertilisers throw farmers in Lalitpur district in turmoil
Farmers in Lalitpur, UP have been queuing up for days on end to get a few sacks of fertilisers to prepare their lands for the Rabi season. Two farmers collapsed and died as they waited in line. Authorities say there is enough fertilisers in the state and the districts with a shortfall will be supplied with them immediately
Arvind Singh Parmar
Not guilty as charged: 20 years after he was imprisoned for an alleged rape, UP man declared innocent by court
After being arrested in September 2000, Vishnu was neither granted bail nor a parole to attend the funeral of his parents and brothers, which is questionable, said legal experts.
Arvind Singh Parmar
Debt and natural calamity push Bundelkhand’s farmers to the brink
Data from the National Crime Records Bureau shows 28 farmers and farm labourers end their lives every day in India. In the past two months, numerous farmers have perished due to crop failure in Lalitpur district of Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh
Arvind Singh Parmar
Bundelkhand’s tribal families turn to tendu leaves to earn a living
Tribal families of Bundelkhand used to earn a living by selling firewood from the jungles. The lockdown shattered this source of income. They now depend on sale of tendu leaves.
Arvind Singh Parmar
Betel leaf farmers of UP’s Bundelkhand have stories of loss during the lockdown to share
The loss of betel farmers incurred during the lockdown did not come to anyone’s attention. Here’s a story of paan farmers of Pali village in Bundelkhand, what they have been going through.
Arvind Singh Parmar
Farmers in Bundelkhand sow melons for additional income. This time they are regretting
The melons had just ripened when the nationwide lockdown was announced. The farmers could not reach the mandis. They left their produce to rot in fields. Now, there are no takers for melons
Arvind Singh Parmar
Migrants on the road: Their pockets are empty, they have nothing to eat …
They were stuck in Mumbai. They waited to get their dues, or for the lockdown to end. Neither happened. So, they started from Mumbai; some on foot, some on their bicycles
Arvind Singh Parmar
These women in Bundelkhand are doing their bit in this fight against COVID by making masks
Many women belonging to various self-help groups have been given the task of making masks. They are happy that they are earning during the lockdown and also doing their bit for the society