Grain lustre, procurement, income: The 3 big troubles of wheat farmers now
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In March, torrential rains and hail lashed Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, UP, and MP—often referred to as food-bowl states—flattening fields with standing crops.
New Delhi/Bathinda: Kamaljeet Singh from Bathinda’s Dialpura Mirza village is a distressed man: the hailstorm that struck in the early hours of March 25 has left him facing a near-total loss of crop and income. “A cluster of 10-12 villages in Phul block was hit by a hailstorm nine days ago. The crop that was in the final stages of maturing was unable to bear the weight of hail stones.”
