Purulia Farmers Devastated by Unseasonal Rains: Crops Destroyed, Seek Govt Aid

• Whimsical weather and unseasonal rains severely damaged seasonal fruit and vegetable crops in Purulia.
• Farmers in Kuda and Dakakendu villages, Manbazar Block No. 1, suffered extensive losses to watermelon, cucumber, and tomato cultivation.
• Crops on over 100 bighas of land were destroyed, leaving farmers unable to recover cultivation costs.
• Farmer Anup Ruidas highlighted their dependence on these cash crops and the urgent need for government assistance.
• Many farmers took loans for cultivation and now face lakhs of rupees in losses, desperately awaiting government support.