Unseasonal rain puts Gujarat farmers in crisis; Namrata Green Foundation appeals to the Prime Minister — 'Announce an immediate relief package for farmers'

October 31, 25 Mahendra Ayalani

In the past few days, several districts of Gujarat — especially the regions of Saurashtra, North Gujarat, and Central Gujarat — have suffered heavy losses due to untimely rainfall. This rain, occurring at the stage of crop harvesting, has washed away the farmers’ dreams. Many farmers’ crops of rice, cotton, sesame, and vegetables have been completely destroyed. Expressing his pain, one farmer said — "I toil with the earth all year to grow food, but such untimely rain washes away all my hard work. Now I don’t know what to do or where to turn." Taking this suffering into consider