Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday demanded that the state government should provide appropriate compensation to the farmers who faced huge losses due to crop damage amid heavy rainfall.
"We all know due to the untimely rain and hailstorm farmers have suffered huge losses. The day when CM Chouhan was playing Holi, the farmers were mourning for their loss," said Choudhary.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann personally visited the crop fields to assess the damage to crops along with several officials. After the assessment of crops, he held a meeting with the officials.
KCR announced a compensation of Rs 10,000 per acre for farmers who lost their crops due to recent unseasonal rains and hailstorms, informed the government.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao announced compensation of Rs 10,000 per acre to farmers for loss of crops due to recent unseasonal rains and hailstorms in some districts.
The Chief Minister said, "Today, I am going to take stock of two hailstorm-affected districts that are Vidisha and Sagar. After seeing the condition of the crops of the farmers at both those places, I will talk to the farmers of the entire state."
CM Chouhan further said that the amount of crop insurance scheme would be given separately to the farmers. He also instructed the officials to include horticulture crops in the survey as well.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday conducted a comprehensive review of the situation in the state following the unseasonal rains by holding a video conference with the District Collectors from Gandhinagar.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday asked officials to assess the crop losses due to unseasonal rains so that help could be given to the affected farmers.
Tamil Chief Minister MK Stalin announced relief of Rs 20,000 per hectare if the yield has suffered a loss upto 33 per cent or above. He also announced Rs 3000 will be provided if there is early crop damage due to unseasonal rainfall.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that a special survey has been ordered to assess the loss to farmers due to crop damage owing to cold and frost.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Rajyavardhan Rathore on Wednesday urged Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to announce a relief package for the farmers as they have suffered huge losses.