Migrant farmers take drastic steps to save crop

Aurangabad | Wednesday | 20th March, 2019

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Hit by acute water scarcity, the farmers had fixed electric motors inside the chambers of the drainage line to pump water for the vegetables they grown. Now, we are uncertain if two men from our family will survive this tragedy,” his wife said.Sable, himself, had moved from Vardhadi in Aurangabad taluka to Chikalthana 18 years back. A part of the crop or money is paid to the owner as rent.Ramkisan Mane (47) came to Chikalthana from Dagadwadi in Rajur taluka of Jalna district two years back. He is survived by wife and three minor children.“He was the sole bread winner of the family. The sewage chamber is along the nullah of the Sukhana river..