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Poor are dying of hunger and our grains are rotting in the go-downs. Food grains worth 58,000 crores rotting in FCI godowns every year due to lack of or storage facilities. poor selfless farmers slog their sweat & blood in hot sun & heavy rains to grow these food grains... imagine they have to commit suicide & still there is no awareness about such a serious issue in the nation... truly pathetic! India, a rapidly growing nation, shelters more than 1.22 billion people. India represents 18% of the world's population and every 6th person on the planet stays in this country. This large nation is one of the highest producers of wheat in the world and is also ranked 2nd for the number of children suffering from malnutrition. About 133 miles from Amritsar is Khamanon village in Punjab, a vast was