CPM demands Rs 25,000 compensation per acre

CPI-M state secretary Julakanti Ranga Reddy has demanded that the State government pay a compensation of Rs 25,000 per acre to the farmers who sustained crop loss due to drought-like situation.
Taking part as the chief guest in the party district secretariat meeting here on Wednesday, he said that the government should expedite the procurement of paddy from farmers. Speedy procurement of paddy would help the farmers, he said, demanding payment of Rs 500 bonus per quintal of paddy. He also demanded that the government pay immediately to the farmers upon procurement of paddy. He alleged that the rice millers are not procuring the paddy at the MSP and wanted the government to take action against such millers.
Besides the paddy crop, horticultural crops have been drying away, he said. The teams of revenue, agriculture and horticulture officials should conduct a survey on the crop loss so that the government would be able to pay suitable compensation to the farmers.
He also demanded that the authorities release the dues of wages of agricultural workers deployed in NREGS. He suggested keeping available drinking water and medical kits at work place.
CPI-M district secretary Mudireddy Sudhakar Reddy demanded authorities to fill tanks in the district by releasing water to irrigation canals.  He suggested holding medial camps in villages to check the spread of viral diseases.
CPM district secretariat members – Tummala Veera Reddy, Nari Ilaiah, Banda Srisailam, Paladugu Nagarjuna and Ch Lakshminarayana were present at the meeting.