Government Apathy

No One Killed Our Farmers Farm labourers die after inhaling highly toxic fumes while spraying crops

23-Dec-2017

The curious case of pesticide related farmer deaths in Eastern Maharashtra just got murkier. While 18 farmers have died and 800 others have been admitted to hospitals across Akola, Yavatmal, Buldhana, Amravati, Nagpur and Bhandara districts, it has now come to light that most of these deaths were preventable. The farmers died from poisoning due…