Special package for farmers sought

Zilla Panchayat member B N Prathyu has urged the government to announce a special package for farmers in the district.

The recent untimely rainfall has inconvenienced the farmers who have lost their crops. Arecanut, paddy and coffee have been damaged in the rain. The government should consider it seriously and announce a special package as a relief for farmers, he added.

He said, “Already farmers in the district are in distress following the loss of crops.”

The farmers have been facing an acute shortage of workers for harvesting operations. Now, untimely rain has rubbed salt into their wounds, he said.

Following the tiger menace, the farmers are losing their cattle. Even the wild elephant menace has increased. The government should come to the rescue of farmers, he demanded.