SUBSTANDARD SEEDS: B’NGIR FARMERS IN DISTRESS
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The farmers of Badtelenpali, Duanpali and Uchbahal
in Chudapali and Khuntpali GPs of Balangir block have suffered a setback as
their Rabi paddy crop failed to bear fruits, thereby further shaking them
economically.
Samajwadi Party Balangir president Arun Mishra said
that the drought- resistant and high-yielding Sahavagi seed was supplied to the
farmers of eastern India under the Brining Green Revolution. The farmers took
the seeds from the Agriculture Department. Now, they allege to have been
cheated with substandard seeds. Mishra demanded compensation from the suppliers
for the irreparable damage caused to the farmers.
Deputy Director of Agriculture Manoranjan Mallick
denied the allegation of distributing substandard seed to the farmers and said
that recently he had sent a team of agricultural officials led by a Krishi
Vigyan Kendra scientist to probe into the matter and found out that shortage of
water was responsible for such condition of the crops in the area
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