For more news visit ☛ http://english.ntdtv.com or <br />Follow us on Twitter ☛ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevision<br /><br />Cold weather has destroyed crops in India's Jharkhand state. Farmers who depend on agriculture for their livelihood are in a tough situation to pay back their debts and are seeking other ways to make a living. Here's more.<br /><br />An intense cold wave that is sweeping across several parts of India has destroyed standing crops, and vegetables, affecting farmers in Jharkhand state.<br /><br />Farmers growing vegetables are worried as to how to repay their debts and loans.<br /><br />Several farmers have left their homes in search of greener pastures to make a living.<br /><br />[Kavidas, Farmer]:<br />"Today farming in Jharkhand is very difficult. In such a situation many farmers have migrated and others are planning to venture elsewhere."<br /><br />One farmer who grows eggplants is also worried about the debts that are building up.<br /><br />[Ramvilas, Eggplant Farmer]:<br />"The intense cold wave has destroyed all the crops. I took some loans for farming, but now I don't know how will I pay it back. I am now planning to go somewhere else and do some other work as I don't believe in farming is possible any more here."<br /><br />In India, 600 million of the billion-plus population relies on agriculture for their livelihood.
