Farmers of Upulusingh Mouza under Jiba Panchayat of Gumma block in Gajapati district are in a state of despair as more than 50 acres of crops are affected by an unknown disease, posing a threat to their hope of a good yield of paddy this season.
The 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, 50 acres of paddy field are affected due to an unknown pest which is ruining the roots of the plants.
“We are on the verge of making a huge loss due to the pests. The roots of the crops are getting infected. We are using all types of medicines but no effect has been seen yet,” said a farmer.
These farmers had given a complaint between two to seven days after they identified the unknown diseases in their paddy field to the District Agriculture Office. As per the complaint, an official team from the District Agriculture Office under the leadership of Agriculture Officer Sangamitra Pradhan visited the areas and inspected. It is informed by the authorities that as per the report of the field officer, compensation will be provided to the eligible farmers.
Notably, most families of Jiba panchayat live their life as farmer cultivating paddy. Due to good rain in this season, the farmers had a lot of hope. However, after seeing the unknown diseases in their paddy fields, they have purchased various medicines available in the store to kill the pets by taking loans from their nearest villagers. And no they are under stress, said many affected farmers including Pravat Patra, Durgasi Narayana, Ramakrushna Patra, Bantu Bhogi, Barada Sreenu, Harikrushna patra, Missal PapaRao, A Appa Rao, K Narayan Rao and other farmers.