Sena UBT MLC helps Beed family after onion crop loss
Mumbai: Moved by the heartbreaking account of a farmer's daughter of the onion crop destruction due to unseasonal rains, Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Milind Narvekar donated Rs 1 lakh to the family.
Mahesh Darekar, a farmer from Ashti Taluka in Beed district, incurred a huge loss as the onion crop cultivated on his three-acre land was ruined by the heavy rainfall. Along with the crop, his dream to educate his daughter Pragati, who is in standard one, seemed to wash away. Thanks to immediate intervention from Narvekar, Pragati can continue her education.
"I know this assistance will not cover all the losses the Darekar family suffered, but this is a small effort to give them some relief.
Pragati is a very bright child, and she will surely make great progress," said Narvekar, who heard of the Darekar family's financial trouble after watching Pragati speak to a news channel.
Darekar said he did not have the adequate facility to store the bags of onions, and they were all spoiled due to sudden rainfall. Darekar said the help from Narvekar was a big relief as he would be able to buy Pragati notebooks, uniforms, and nutritious snacks for some months.
"We sincerely thank Narvekar sir. His help has given us new hope. We were devastated when we lost our onion crop. Narvekar sir's quick response to the story of devastation has truly been comforting," said Darekar.
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