unseasonal rain caused heavy paddy damage

unseasonal rainfall   that occurred couple of days back in various places of western Orissa has caused heavy crop damages to the farmer community. Paddy which was ready for harvest has been damaged due to rainfall. Vegetable farmers have also sustained huge loss due to the rainfall. They feel unless government provides compensation to them, it would become difficult for them for survival as the damage has broken their back bones.

“The untimely rainfall has broken our back bones as the rain has complete destroy our crops and vegetable.  Unless the government takes the matter seriously and provides compensation, it becomes difficult for us to continue cultivation”, eminent farmer Ramsagar Sahu of Sindurpank village of Sambalpur district said.

Sources said, many places of western Orissa experienced heavy blow of wind and hailstorm followed by incessant rainfall for about 2 hours on Friday evening.  Many part of the region remained under darkness for more than 7 hours because of the power failure. The rainfall was so heavy which measures   82 mm in Sambalpur.

“We have never expected such heavy rain during ‘Dusshera’ which is considered as the harvesting session. This year nature did not support us during rainy season but it rains when we were not prepared for it”, Sahu added.

The farmers association on the other hand asked the government to take the matter seriously as the rainfall occurred at a time when the harvesting was about take place. “Paddy was ready for harvesting. So the volume of damage becomes high. So taking the matter seriously government should back the farmers”, Ashok Pradhan, the farmers leader said.