Team Goemkarponn
CANACONA: Alleging continued neglect of farmers who suffered heavy crop losses due to unseasonal rains in October 2025, the Canacona Congress has demanded the immediate disbursement of compensation to affected cultivators.
Canacona Congress Frontal Committees (CCFC), led by former Assembly Congress candidate Janardhan Bhandari, met Canacona Zonal Agriculture Officer (ZAO) Mahendra Pagi and questioned the delay in releasing compensation to farmers.
“It has been over two months now, yet not a single farmer who suffered losses due to the October 2025 unseasonal rains has received any compensation or relief,” Bhandari stated.
He recalled that unprecedented and unseasonal rainfall across Goa in October 2025 had severely damaged ready-to-harvest paddy fields in Canacona, causing significant losses to local farmers.
Although the government had assured farmers that compensation would be disbursed in December, affected cultivators are still awaiting relief. Bhandari pointed out that even after completing all required formalities, the compensation—already insufficient to cover costs of seeds, fertilizers, and labour—has not been released even after more than two months.
The CCFC has submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister and concerned government authorities demanding immediate release of compensation. The Congress leaders warned that if the government fails to act, they will be compelled to launch protests to safeguard the rights of affected farmers.
