A team led by Deputy Director of Horticulture (DDH) Digambar Panda visited Nilakanthapur village in Bhuban for probing loss of potato farmers. Krushak Sangharsha Samiti State convenor Debashisha Hota had raised the issue of loss occurred by 40 poor potato farmers during 2015.
The affected farmers are from Nilakanthapur, Kanapal and Brahmapur villages. They participated in the inquiry along with Krushak Sangharsha Samiti members Ranjan Rout, Babu Majhi and Kalandi Behera.
Here noteworthy that, the farmers of the three villages are harvesting potatoes for last many years. They used to keep the surplus potatoes in nearby Bhuban cold store, run by the State Government.Nilakanthapur is the village of martyr Baji Rout. The Government however sold the Bhuban cold store without listening to the cause of the farmers.
He team assured for all type of Government assistance. Hota had filed a petition with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for justice to the farmers who have been incurring loss due to no cold storage facility.