Nagpur, Nov. 14 -- The ongoing crisis of farmer suicides in West Vidarbha shows no signs of easing as according to official data, 87 farmers ended their lives in October alone, while a total of 888 suicides have been reported across the region in the first ten months of this year.
Shockingly, records indicate that 22,038 farmers have died by suicide between 1 January 2001 and the present.
Farmer suicides have been documented in five districts of Maharashtra's West Vidarbha: Yavatmal, Amravati, Buldhana, Akola and Washim since 2001.
During this 24-year period, Yavatmal has recorded the highest number of cases at 6,489, followed by Amravati 5,546, Buldhana 4,592, Akola 3,262 and Washim 2,149.
This year's figures paint an equally grim pict...