Award-winning farmer from Vidarbha dies by suicide

A farmer awarded for his agriculture work in Maharashtra died by suicide, citing irrigation issues and debt in drought-hit Vidarbha region.

NAGPUR: A farmer from western Vidarbha, honoured by the state for his contribution to agriculture, died by suicide on Thursday, his suicide note focusing on the lack of adequate irrigation in this drought-prone region.

Recipient of Adarsha Yuva Shetkari Puruskar (Ideal Young Farmer Award) in 2020

Kailash Nagre, 43, a recipient of Maharashtra’s prestigious Adarsha Yuva Shetkari Puruskar (Ideal Young Farmer Award) in 2020, consumed poison and died in his fields in Shivni Armal village in Buldhana district on Thursday morning.

At the forefront of protests demanding water for local farmland, Nagre