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Small farmers using railway plots in Palamu by railgenie on 19 August, 2013 - 08:58 PM
avatar railgenie Small farmers using railway plots in Palamu on 19 August, 2013 - 08:58 PM

DALTONGANJ: Some marginal farmers in Palamu are using Indian Railways' plots for cultivation.Marginal labourers are seen using land along railway tracks in Palamu for tilling and sowing seeds ahead of the kharif season.According to them, this land is preferred as concentration of rain water is more here because of the slope of the tracks. Large chunk of Indian Railways' plots are being used .Sources say this may be also due to stones under the railway track which improve retention of rain water.Madan Singh Chero tills the land with a pair of ox taken on a premium! According to this farmer there is a prosperous farmer Sudo Singh Chero who has a fleet of ox and gives the ox on premium a day.One such plot of land belonging to the Indian Railways is near 'Bees Number Ka Pul' in Chiyanki.This reporter met one such marginal farmer tilling this plot Madan Singh Chero (52). Madan Singh Chero conceded that this land is not his but since it is lying unused he is tilling this in this time of drought to have some extra crop. He showed his own plot of land which is across the road and in front of this plot of land of the Indian Railways.

However, this may cause the railways trouble once they decide to expand the tracks in the area or plans a project .

Manoj Kumar, deputy commissioner-Palamu, said the administration would look into the matter .

A pair of ox along with the plough ( in Hindi hal bael) is given for rupees 200 a day in this part of Palamu and Madan has this one when this reporter met him a couple of days back. The pair of ox along with the plough is to be returned in the evening said Madan but before that the pair of ox is to be fed properly otherwise Sudo Singh Chero will not lend this animal again.

The DC Palamu Manoj Kumar on being told of this ox on rent said the administration will certainly look into this matter as to how any prosperous farmer can be so callous to extract so much of rupees in times like this when rains are just out to spoil all chances of even a moderate or modest crop in Palamu.