In a disturbing pattern reported from Maharashtra’s Amravati district, 2024 has seen a pointy rise in farmer suicides, incomes the area the grim title of “Suicide Capital.” In accordance with current statistics, 461 farmers within the Amravati division alone have tragically taken their lives inside the span of simply 5 months.
In right now’s episode of DNA, Sourav Raj Jain analyses this extreme agricultural disaster within the state of Maharashtra.
Between January and Could 2024, the very best variety of suicides by farmers have been reported in Maharashtra’s Amravati. In simply 5 months, the Amravati division has witnessed a staggering toll of farmer suicides, with 461 instances reported. The distressing pattern is very pronounced in Amravati district, the place 146 farmers have tragically ended their lives. Moreover, Yavatmal district recorded 132 suicides, Buldhana 83, Akola 82, and Washim 21, highlighting a widespread disaster gripping Maharashtra’s agricultural communities.
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Cotton and soybean cultivation is completed in Amravati. The well-known Nagpur oranges are additionally cultivated in components of Amravati district. Since beginning soybean cultivation, Amravati’s farmers have seen a big decline in yield.