Villagers carrying the body of Sundar Kushwaha who committed suicide by hanging from a tree near his farmland in Madhya Pradesh.
Yet another farmer in Madhya Pradesh has committed suicide reportedly due to loss of crop and non-payment of compensation.
On Wednesday night 50-year old Sundar Kushwaha committed suicide by hanging from a tree near his farmland in Panna District, Madhya Pradesh.
Mr Kushwaha's family claims that their soyabean crop has been damaged due to unseasonal rains for two years consecutively.
Mr Kushwaha, who had still not received compensation for the previous year's damage, was reportedly worried about the mounting debt. Family members say that he had taken a loan of Rs 1 lakh was struggling to repay it.
The administration, meanwhile, is silent on the issue.
Sources say, 19 farmers, including Mr Kushwaha, have committed suicide in the last two months alone.
Government spokesperson, Dr Narrotam Mishra says,"Farmer suicides that are happening in state are not only because of losses in farming but other issues in their families as well. The state government is with the farmers and are doing all we can to help them. Survey of damaged crop is over and in a day or two compensation distribution will start."
Unseasonal rains in March this year have damaged crops on over 2 lakh hectares of land in Madhya Pradesh, affecting over 3 lakh farmers in the state.