date:Apr 01, 2013
s particularly tur dal have been affected by about 70 per cent.
The worst-affected fruit is grapes, for which Maharashtra's Nashik district is renowned. Before the drought-like conditions, a kilogram of the fruit used to fetch the cultivator Rs 28-29. But now, the input cost of cultivating grapes has gone up to Rs 22 per kg. The farmers have no choice but to sell it for Rs 16-17 per kg, he added.
Relief package for state
At the recent meeting of the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on Dro