Viral Video: A heart-wrenching video of a farmer trying to save his produce from torrential rainfall has taken the internet by storm. In the viral clip, reportedly from Maharashtra, the distressed farmer sits by the roadside to save his grain from being washed away due to incessant rains. The video quickly went viral on social media platforms after being shared, sparking widespread concern regarding the losses farmers face. The farmer in the video, identified as Gaurav Panwar, had brought his peanut crop to Washim’s Manora Market when suddenly heavy downpour ruined his plans. His desperate attempts to save his hard-earned harvest with bare hands were visibly unsuccessful.
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वाशिमच्या मनोरा मार्केटमधील एक हृदयद्रावक व्हिडिओ व्हायरल होत आहे, ज्यामध्ये एक शेतकरी अवकाळी पावसामुळे नाल्यात वाहून जाण्यापासून धान्य वाचवण्याचा प्रयत्न करत आहे. महायुती सरकार या गरजू शेतकऱ्यांना मदत करेल का? कसे आणि केव्हा?#MaharashtraGovernment #washim #rains pic.twitter.com/hbQFYVlOKP
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Shivraj Chouhan Reaches Out To The Farmer
Notably, this painful scene caught the attention of Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who reached out to him and assured compensation. Chouhan shared a video of their conversation on his official X handle, where the farmer told him about the losses he had incurred. He said, “My heart became agitated after watching the touching video of Maharashtra’s farmer brother, Mr. Gaurav Panwar, on social media. The untimely rain destroyed their peanut crop kept in the market. Being a farmer, I can understand this pain very well. I spoke to Gaurav ji on the phone and consoled him. Farmer brothers should not worry. The loss will be compensated for soon. The central government and the Maharashtra government stand with the farmers in every situation. Farmer welfare is our top priority.”
सोशल मीडिया पर महाराष्ट्र के किसान भाई श्री गौरव पंवार जी का मार्मिक वीडियो देखकर हृदय विचलित हो गया।
असमय बारिश ने मंडी में रखी उनकी मूंगफली की फसल को बर्बाद कर दिया। किसान होने के नाते मैं इस पीड़ा को भली प्रकार समझ सकता हूं। मैंने गौरव जी से फोन पर बात की, उन्हें ढांढस… pic.twitter.com/gGn6a3BuMi
— Office of Shivraj (@OfficeofSSC) May 18, 2025
Netizens React
A user wrote, “Thank you very much, this was the expectation from you. Hope you will get the support price of soybean fixed at Rs 7000 for farmers. Soybean producing farmers are living in very difficult circumstances as they are not even able to recover their costs.” Meanwhile, another user commented, “Thanks for understanding farmers’ tears.. Ground nut cultivation is very crucial to cultivate now a days. Not the expected price for groundnuts in the area market. My village farmers are also keeping the groundnut crop at home. No one is coming to buy.”
