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Farmer's Suicide Highlights Financial Stress and Crop Damage Concerns

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A 37-year-old farmer, Karsan Vavnotiya, from Jampar village in Devbhumi Dwarka district, reportedly died by suicide on October 27 after suffering crop damage and financial stress from loan repayments. His family members alleged that he had been struggling with stress for the past five years and had taken a gold loan to meet financial needs. Unseasonal rain on October 26 destroyed his peanut crop, leaving him depressed and worried about repayment. Karsan's cousins, Arsi and Arjan Vavnotiya, stated that he was the sole breadwinner for his family and had cultivated peanuts on 20 bighas of land, but the damage caused by rain and pressure from the bank pushed him into despair.

Key Takeaways:

  • Karsan Vavnotiya, a 37-year-old farmer, died by suicide on October 27 in Devbhumi Dwarka district after suffering crop damage and financial stress from loan repayments.
  • He had been struggling with stress for the past five years and had taken a gold loan to meet financial needs.
  • Unseasonal rain on October 26 destroyed his peanut crop, leaving him depressed and worried about repayment.
  • Karsan was the sole breadwinner for his wife, mother, and 15-year-old son.
  • He had cultivated peanuts on 20 bighas of land, but the damage caused by rain and pressure from the bank pushed him into despair.
  • The state unit of the Congress called for the government to disburse compensation to farmers immediately and provide 100% compensation for their losses.
  • The suicide highlights the concerns of financial stress and crop damage affecting farmers in the region.

Statistics:

  • 37 years: the age of the deceased farmer, Karsan Vavnotiya.
  • 20 bighas: the number of land cultivated by Karsan for peanuts.
  • 5 years: the duration of Karsan's struggle with stress.
  • October 26: the date when unseasonal rain destroyed Karsan's peanut crop.
  • October 27: the date of Karsan's death by suicide.
  • 100%: the compensation demanded by the Congress for farmers' losses.

Sources:

  • "Farmer's Suicide Highlights Financial Stress and Crop Damage Concerns." Times of India, 2 November 2022.
  • "Cong Faults Govt on Farmer's Death by Suicide." Times of India, 2 November 2022.

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