Adilabad farmer ends life as crop losses mount
Adilabad: A tenant farmer allegedly died by suicide after becoming distressed over his inability to repay mounting debts following crop failure.
The farmer jumped in front of a moving train at Thalamadugu village on Sunday. Family members said Neelagiri Ashanna (43) was depressed over crop losses caused by scanty rainfall.
Ashanna cultivated cotton and other crops on three acres of his own land and 17 acres of leased land. He had borrowed around Rs 10 lakh to raise the crops. He suffered losses due to a significant decline in yield triggered by the El Nino weather pattern. He was distressed over his inability to repay the loans following the losses.
On November 5, Paracha Bheemrao (60) of Warthamannur died while undergoing treatment at RIMS-Adilabad. He had attempted suicide by consuming pesticide on November 1 after becoming distressed over crop failure.
In October alone, six farmers died by suicide across the district, underscoring the deepening agrarian crisis.
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