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They additionally complain about difficulties confronted in availing crop loans.
Farmers struggling crop losses attributable to heavy rains stopped the convoy of Maharashtra Minister Vijay Wadettiwar in Nanded district on Sunday and demanded that as a substitute of survey excursions, the federal government present them rapid assist.
The farmers additionally gave a illustration to the State Disaster Management, and Relief and Rehabilitation Minister to declare ‘wet famine’, and threatened that they’d protest in Mumbai if their calls for should not fulfilled.
Later, speaking to reporters, Mr. Wadettiwar, who visited the district to evaluate injury triggered attributable to heavy rains over the previous few days, assured the farmers that these affected by the heavy showers shall be offered help as soon as the federal government receives the survey reviews.
As the Minister arrived in Nanded’s Salgara village, some farmers stopped his convoy and stated as a substitute of survey excursions, they need to be offered aid instantly.
The farmers additionally knowledgeable him in regards to the hurdles they have been going through in availing crop loans from banks.
Mr. Wadettiwar later stated, “As soon as the survey reports are received by the government, help will be commenced immediately.”
He stated the State authorities would additionally seek aid for farmers from the Centre.
“The State government had earlier helped farmers who were affected by the cyclone Nisarg by changing the criteria (of financial aid),” he stated.
The State authorities additionally gave an aid of ₹180 crore for flood-hit areas of Vidarbha, he added.
On the confrontation between Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray after the previous wrote to the CM on reopening locations of worship, Mr. Wadettiwar stated not one of the State Governors took such a stand until now.
The Governor ought to take an neutral stand in direction of the State authorities, he added.
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