<p class="title">A delegation led by Rajya Raitha Sangha Kodagu district unit president Manu Somaiah submitted a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner Dr B C Sateesha and demanded compensation for the farmers.</p>.<p class="title">The farmers said that owing to inclement weather conditions, coffee beans have started withering and they are in distress.</p>.<p class="title">"Suitable compensation should be disbursed to the farmers. Coffee crops were damaged even during the last season. The Coffee Board officials had visited only a selected area to conduct the survey and had submitted a report to the government. As a result, a majority of the farmers have failed to get the compensation," said Manu Somaiah.</p>.<p class="title">The farmers urged the government to release compensation for the coffee growers immediately.</p>.<p class="title">The Coffee Board officials should visit all the affected areas in Virajpet, Ponnampet and other hoblis to assess the damage, they added.</p>
<p class="title">A delegation led by Rajya Raitha Sangha Kodagu district unit president Manu Somaiah submitted a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner Dr B C Sateesha and demanded compensation for the farmers.</p>.<p class="title">The farmers said that owing to inclement weather conditions, coffee beans have started withering and they are in distress.</p>.<p class="title">"Suitable compensation should be disbursed to the farmers. Coffee crops were damaged even during the last season. The Coffee Board officials had visited only a selected area to conduct the survey and had submitted a report to the government. As a result, a majority of the farmers have failed to get the compensation," said Manu Somaiah.</p>.<p class="title">The farmers urged the government to release compensation for the coffee growers immediately.</p>.<p class="title">The Coffee Board officials should visit all the affected areas in Virajpet, Ponnampet and other hoblis to assess the damage, they added.</p>