Droplets of help in ocean of drought
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16/06/2011
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Times Of India (New Delhi)
Farmers Of Bundelkhand Get Govt Relief Cheques For 10 From State Govt
Banda: When Sushil Kumar heard that the government was about to offer drought-hit farmers compensation in the form of monetary relief, his hopes rose. Production may have been poor, but all was not lost. With the compensation amount he would get, Kumar thought he would buy better seeds to sow for the next cropping season. And if there was still any extra left, he may even consider buying a thresher.
That was before the Lekhpal of Kumars Tendwari village came knocking at his door. The crisp yellow leaf bearing Kumar