From Our Correspondent
THOUBAL | Oct 19
Representatives of Lilong Karampat Loukol Farmer’s Club, Pioneer Farmer’s Club, Leiphrakpam, Chingjao Dolaithabi Loukol Farmer’s Club and Lilong Haoreibi Ngangou Loukol Farmer’s Club jointly inspected the flood affected areas of Lilong, along with media persons today.
Coordinator of Lilong Karampat Loukol Farmer’s Club, Md. Firoz Khan has appealed to the authority concerned to exempt their payments of loan as there has been excessive loss in agriculture due to flood caused by continuous rainfall in the months gone by.
The government should take into account that after the cyclone Mora that occurred from May 8 to June 28, the incessant rain has immensely affected the agricultural lands of the area. The areas of Lilong under Thoubal district were the most affected in the disastrous incident, added Md. Firoz Khan.
He further said that farmers had taken loan under Kishan Credit Card (KCC) but the current situation has made the farmers with no option to pay off the amount of loan taken other than committing suicide.
Firoz also said that farmers had submitted memorandum regarding the issue to the ministerial level however there has been no positive response so far.
If the demand of the farmer’s club to exempt their loans is not fulfilled by the government, there will be a strong agitation by the farmers along with the CVOs.
Read more / Original news source: http://www.ifp.co.in/item/4475-lilong-farmers-appeal-for-loan-waiver-post-flood