Publish Date: | Sat, 05 Mar 2022 12:45 AM (IST)
Balod. There is a lot of displeasure among the farmers of Balod district due to non-payment of crop sales even after a year has passed to the sugarcane growers. Farmers are worried about not getting payment. Due to non-payment of sugarcane sold in the last year, now the farmers of the area are disillusioned with sugarcane cultivation and the area under sugarcane cultivation has also started decreasing.
This will also reduce production in Maa Danteshwari Co-operative Sugar Factory located at Karkabhat in Balod district. They have to depend on other districts like Kawardha and Bemetara to increase production. In view of the seriousness of the matter, BJP District President Pushpendra Chandrakar and other office bearers reached Karkabhat Cooperative Sugar Factory and apprised them of the intention of the farmers, demanding speedy payment from the Managing Director there. Along with this, expressed deep displeasure over the delay in payment.
While discussing with the Managing Director Rathia and GM Devangan, he said that payment should be made to the sugarcane growers within 10 days, otherwise from March 13, he also warned of protesting indefinitely against the farmers. During this, Chandrakar said that today farmers are suffering due to the indifferent attitude of the cooperative sugar factory officials. A total of Rs 9 crore was to be paid to the farmers cultivating sugarcane, of which only Rs 4.5 crore has been released so far. When it was already known that nine crore rupees were to be paid, why didn’t the authorities make arrangements for payment.
Farmers are getting worried today. They are facing financial crisis. Whose responsibility is this? The bank through which the payment is sure to be made. The procedures there should be completed in advance. The officials of Danteshwari Sahakari Sugar Factory have assured to make early payment. During this, Lokesh Srivastava, MP representative Dayaram Sinha etc. were present.
Posted By: Nai Dunia News Network