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Two cotton growers commit suicide in Prakasam - The Hindu
Farmer suicides continued unabated in Prakasam district with two more ryots ending their lives in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 21 in the last nine months.
A 40-year-old cotton grower committed suicide in Chenchureddypalem near Gudluru in Prakasam district on Friday. Gudluru assistant sub-inspector P. Venkateswara Rao said Boyina Elisha hanged himself in his house after admitting his daughter who is in an advanced stage of pregnancy in the Government Hospital at Kandukur.
The farmer was deep in debt following the failure of his crop for four consecutive years, the ASI said.
Mr Elisha owned three acres of land and took four more acres on leased to raise cotton crop this year, hoping to recoup losses. But the low prices of cotton put paid to his hope.
According to preliminary information available with the police, the farmer had taken a crop loan of Rs 2 lakh. An investigation is going on into the case, the ASI said.
Gudluru mandal revenue officer Mercy Kumari conducted an inquest.
In another incident, a 62-year-old tobacco grower, V. Chinapolu Reddy, consumed pesticide on Wednesday, unable to bear the mounting losses. He died while undergoing treatment in a private hospital late on Thursday, Pamuru sub-inspector V. Sambasivaiah said.
Chinapolu Reddy, owner of three acres of land, had taken four more acres on lease to raise cotton this year. The tobacco grower with two barns had raised tobacco after getting a loan of Rs. 6 lakh from a public sector bank, but had incurred a loss of over Rs. 2.5 lakh owing to adverse market conditions, the SI said.
The farmer, who also had some health problems, took the extreme step as he had been under pressure to clear loans of over Rs. 10 lakh taken from private money lenders in the past. He was also worried about future of his two married daughters estranged from their husbands, the SI added.
Meanwhile, Tobacco Board Southern Light Soil Regional Manager G. Ratnasagar handed over Rs. 50,000 to the kin of the farmer towards funeral expenses. Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham leader K.V.V. Prasad urged Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu to pay attention to the increasing cost of farm inputs and un-remunerative price for the produce.
As many as 21 farmers have resorted to extreme steps in the last nine month
Farmer suicides continued unabated in Prakasam district with two more ryots ending their lives in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 21 in the last nine months.
A 40-year-old cotton grower committed suicide in Chenchureddypalem near Gudluru in Prakasam district on Friday. Gudluru assistant sub-inspector P. Venkateswara Rao said Boyina Elisha hanged himself in his house after admitting his daughter who is in an advanced stage of pregnancy in the Government Hospital at Kandukur.
The farmer was deep in debt following the failure of his crop for four consecutive years, the ASI said.
Mr Elisha owned three acres of land and took four more acres on leased to raise cotton crop this year, hoping to recoup losses. But the low prices of cotton put paid to his hope.
According to preliminary information available with the police, the farmer had taken a crop loan of Rs 2 lakh. An investigation is going on into the case, the ASI said.
Gudluru mandal revenue officer Mercy Kumari conducted an inquest.
In another incident, a 62-year-old tobacco grower, V. Chinapolu Reddy, consumed pesticide on Wednesday, unable to bear the mounting losses. He died while undergoing treatment in a private hospital late on Thursday, Pamuru sub-inspector V. Sambasivaiah said.
Chinapolu Reddy, owner of three acres of land, had taken four more acres on lease to raise cotton this year. The tobacco grower with two barns had raised tobacco after getting a loan of Rs. 6 lakh from a public sector bank, but had incurred a loss of over Rs. 2.5 lakh owing to adverse market conditions, the SI said.
The farmer, who also had some health problems, took the extreme step as he had been under pressure to clear loans of over Rs. 10 lakh taken from private money lenders in the past. He was also worried about future of his two married daughters estranged from their husbands, the SI added.
Meanwhile, Tobacco Board Southern Light Soil Regional Manager G. Ratnasagar handed over Rs. 50,000 to the kin of the farmer towards funeral expenses. Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham leader K.V.V. Prasad urged Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu to pay attention to the increasing cost of farm inputs and un-remunerative price for the produce.
As many as 21 farmers have resorted to extreme steps in the last nine month