Environment

Death trail

Debt-laden Maharashtra farmers choose to die

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Causes of Farmer Suicides in Maharashtra: An Enquiry
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Rising anguish of Maharashtra farm
Year Number of Deaths
March 1 to December 31, 2001 41
January 1 to December 31, 2002 73
January 1 to December 31, 2003 129
January 1 to December 31, 2004 401
Total 644
Source: Ajay Dandekar et al 2005, Causes of Farmer Suicides in Maharashtra: An Enquiry, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, p 16