The Fani has fully devastated hundreds of broiler farms in the Nimapra area. Consequently, lakhs of chickens were killed and the farmers lost lakhs of rupees.
The farmers export chickens to the States like Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal.
After Fani, the chicken rate has been at all time high. Farmers like Bimalendu Swain of Talaandhia village of Nimapara NAC have lost Rs 30 lakh with loss of 5,000 broilers. Sukant Baral of Alandi village lost his 8, 000-capacity farm and Pravat Behera of Dhaleswar lost 5,000-capacity farm with loss of Rs 15 lakh each.
The farmers are in a dire straits. The State Government only declared compensation of Rs 50 per one broiler for maximum loss of 100 broilers which is not fully compensatory for the farmers.
Thousands of broiler farmers would draw the attention of the Prime Minister, the CM and the Agriculture Minister of State to rebuild the farms.