Farmers Face Ruin: Bumper Potato Harvest, No Cold Storage, No Profits

• Farmers in Dubrajpur, Khayrasol, and Rajnagar are in despair despite a bumper potato harvest due to lack of suitable prices.
• The 'Chashimangal Cooperative Cold Storage' in Gokhrul village, with a 4,000 metric ton capacity, has been closed for two decades.
• Established in 1979, the cold storage once encouraged potato cultivation but now stands as a skeletal structure.
• Farmers believe an operational cold storage would allow them to store potatoes and sell at profitable prices later, transforming the local agricultural economy.
• Dubrajpur Municipality Chairman Piyush Pandey acknowledged the need for reopening but offered no specific assurances, citing ongoing inspections and political wrangling.