11 debt-ridden farmers commit suicide in Vidarbha

Nagpur, Feb 27 (UNI) Eleven debt-ridden farmers committed suicide in the last two days in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, activists here said.

Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti (VJAS), a voluntary organisation working among farmers in the region, said the 11 farmers included two each from Amravati, Washim, Akola and Yavatmal districts, and one each from Wardha, Chandrapur and Buldhana districts.

With this, the number of farmers who have ended their lives this month has touched 77, VJAS said in a release here today.

The number of farmers who took the extreme step so far this year has touched 147, the release added.

UNI