Khurda, Odisha: After her husband Abhimanyu, a 52-year-old farmer in Odisha's Khurda district, committed suicide by consuming poison last month, Pratima Baliarsingh is yet to recover from the trauma.
Pratima, 45, now has to repay an almost two lakh rupee-loan that her husband took from various banks and villagers.
The district administration gave her a cheque of Rs 20,000 after her husband's death but the amount is not sufficient to support her two sons and an ailing father-in-law, she said.
Abhimanyu is among the 41 farmer deaths reported in Odisha in the last two months.
While western Odisha remains worst hit, Bargarh district has so far recorded maximum cases of farmer suicides at 15.
Earlier this month, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced a Rs 1,000 crore-relief package for the affected farmers, also waiving off the water tax and ordered stoppage of loan collection in drought-hit areas, but the steps have so far not stalled the farmer suicides.
"No reaction. Ask the SRC," Mr Maharathi said when asked for a comment by NDTV.
Pratima, 45, now has to repay an almost two lakh rupee-loan that her husband took from various banks and villagers.
The district administration gave her a cheque of Rs 20,000 after her husband's death but the amount is not sufficient to support her two sons and an ailing father-in-law, she said.
Abhimanyu is among the 41 farmer deaths reported in Odisha in the last two months.
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While western Odisha remains worst hit, Bargarh district has so far recorded maximum cases of farmer suicides at 15.
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Earlier this month, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced a Rs 1,000 crore-relief package for the affected farmers, also waiving off the water tax and ordered stoppage of loan collection in drought-hit areas, but the steps have so far not stalled the farmer suicides.
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"No reaction. Ask the SRC," Mr Maharathi said when asked for a comment by NDTV.
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