Not quite a fair deal for farmers
The Hindu
Though farmers at Sohna are happy that they are getting Minimum Support Price, they complain about delayed payment from the Haryana govt. and lack of amenities at mandis
Seamless procurement ensuring Minimum Support Price (MSP) and timely payment have been the major challenges for the Haryana government during the harvesting season year after year. However this year, the task is even bigger amid the ongoing farmers’ agitation seeking legal guarantee for MSP; the fear of discontinuation of the “mandi system” in the wake of the three farm laws looming large over the farming community and a sense of “resentment” against the ruling regime. Much before the inception of the procurement season for wheat on April 1 this year, Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala announced that the government would aim at transferring money directly to the accounts of the farmers within 48 hours. Chief Minister Manohar Lal too, following a meeting with the officials concerned, assured to pay 9% interest in case of delayed payments.Election Results 2024: arrangements made for counting of votes in Vizianagaram, Srikakulam districts
Election Results 2024: Vizianagaram district administration prepares for vote counting in seven Assembly seats and one Parliament seat at JNTU-GV University.
Bengaluru saw one of its worst water crises in 2024 with ground water drying up and several parts of the city scrambling for water. With instances like BWSSB supplying treated wastewater to the construction industry, apartments being permitted to sell water from their STPs to the department, and lakes in parts of Bengaluru and neighbouring districts being filled with water from the 33 STP plants in the city, recycling of water became an important topic of conversation during this period.