Farmers of Narda Mouza under Tulunda Panchayat of Tarbha block are worried as more than 75 acres of crops were affected by Chakada worms, posing a threat to their hope of a good yield of paddy this season.
They gave a memorandum to the Collector through Tarbha BDO Prasanna Pande for suitable compensation by showing the paddy plant on Friday.
Farmers alleged that they have been spraying all the available medicines on their paddy field to protect the crop, but it has failed to yield results.
As per reports, 75 acres of paddy field are affected due to the Chakada worm, which ruined roots of the plants. Notably, most families of the panchayat depend on farming as their main source of livelihood.
Due to good rain this season, the farmers had a lot of hope.
However, after seeing the worm in their paddy fields, they purchased various medicines available in the store to kill the worms by taking loans. But after spraying medicine, they have not got any relief.