News Reading Practice #64
(100 Day Challenge)
FARMER'S DAUGHTERS PULL PLOUGH IN M.P.
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
SEHORE (MP)
Unable to buy a pair of oxen due
to acute poverty, 42- year-old Sardar Barela, a farmer from the
home district of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has been
using his two minor daughters to plough his fields for the last two
years.
As a shocking video of Radha, 13, and Kunti, 9, pulling the plough in place of the oxen to furrow their field in Bastanpur Pangari village went
viral, an embarrassed district administration rushed revenue officials to the place on Saturday, with
appeals to desist from the practice.
"As I don't have money to buy bulls, I have no option
but to ask my daughters to pull the plough," Mr. Barela told PTI. He said
neither had he money to educate Radha and Kunti, nor was he able to reap the benefits of government schemes.
"We will ensure that Barela gets the benefit of all government schemes," said district PRO Ashish Sharma.
Livelihood first: A farmer with his daughters working in a field in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday.
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PLOUGH - Farming tool used for breaking and turning soil. (കലപ്à´ª)
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OXEN - Male cattle used for plowing. (à´•ാà´³)
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ACUTE POVERTY - Severe financial hardship. (à´•à´Ÿുà´¤്à´¤ à´¦ാà´°ിà´¦്à´°്à´¯ം)
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PULLING THE PLOUGH - Act of dragging the plough through the field. (കലപ്à´ª വലിà´•്à´•ുà´•)
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FURROW - A trench made by a plough for planting seeds. (à´šാà´²ുà´•ീà´±ുà´•)
EMBARRASSED:
Feeling ashamed or self-conscious about one's actions or situation.
RUSHED:
Moved quickly or urgently, often in response to a sudden need or situation. (പരാà´¤ി, à´¦ുà´°ിà´¤ം. )
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DESIST FROM - Stop or refrain from doing something. (à´ªിà´¨്à´¤ിà´°ിà´ª്à´ªിà´•്à´•ുà´•,
à´ªിà´¨്à´®ാà´±ുà´•)
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BULLS - Adult male cattle. (à´•ാളകള്)
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REAP THE BENEFITS OF - Gain advantages or rewards from something. (ആനുà´•ൂà´²്യങ്ങള് à´•ൊà´¯്à´¯ുà´•-à´•ൈà´•്à´•à´²ാà´•്à´•ുà´•)
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