Several Crops Destroyed Due To Unseasonal Rain

The government may pay compensation to farmers…

New Delhi: Unseasonal rains, hailstorms, and winds left fields of grains destroyed and harvested fruits damaged across several states.

The chief ministers of affected states are getting down to assessing the total damage, so compensation can be paid to farmers for their crops.

The weather department has advised farmers of Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana to postpone harvesting.

Assam farmers have also been asked to postpone harvesting fruits and vegetables and move the already harvested produce to safer places immediately.

The impact of climate change - evident in freak weather patterns like these - are a warning that how it can impact food security and agricultural incomes.

In Madhya Pradesh, CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a high-level meeting to assess the crop loss and assured the farmers that they will be compensated for this loss.

He said the survey will be almost completed by March 25, after which the compensation will be disbursed to the farmers.

"The Madhya Pradesh government stands with farmer brothers and sisters. There should be no carelessness in the survey, the survey should be done with full honesty.

After completion of the survey, the list should be posted in the panchayat office. If any farmer raises an objection to the survey findings, it should be resolved," he said.