Unseasonal rain, hailstorms a nightmare for farmers in Madhya Pradesh

Unseasonal rain and hailstorms in the last few days have damaged Rabi crop in almost 10,000 villages across Madhya Pradesh, leaving farmers heartbroken. On the outskirts of Bhopal last week, 45-year-old farmer Kamal Singh allegedly committed suicide after seeing crops in his two acres of farm land damaged by rain and hailstorms. He was in debt of Rs. 2 lakhs and was hoping for a good harvest to be able to repay the debts to money lenders and banks, says his family.

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