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Wheat crop worth crores damaged in Punjab, Haryana
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SME Times News Bureau | 28 Apr, 2019
Standing wheat crop in hundreds of acres in Punjab and Haryana has been
damaged due to untimely rains and hailstorm over the past 72 hours,
according to revenue and agriculture officials from both states, here on
Thursday.
Agriculture Department officials said the losses could
run into hundreds of crores, though the exact damage would be known
only after assessment by revenue officials in various districts of the
states.
According to officials, the rain damaged not just the
standing crop but also harvested wheat at various grain markets as it
was lying in the open.
"The procurement agencies will not buy
this wheat because of higher moisture content than specified. The
government should immediately do something to help farmers," said Kirpal
Singh, a farmer in the Ludhiana district.
Farmers said the
squall destroyed thier months' of hard work in a few hours. "We were
going to harvest the crop in two days. We had booked a combine
harvestor. But now it won't work because the fields are wet. Elsewhere,
the crop has been flattened. It is a big loss," said Jugraj Singh, a
young farmer.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday ordered a special girdawari (crop inspection) to assess the damage.
The
Chief Minister asked the officials to start without any delay the
special girdawari to assess damage due to the weather disruptions, said a
government spokesperson and added, the assessment had to be completed
on priority.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) too have expressed concern over the losses to farmers.
AAP
legislator and Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly Harpal Singh
Cheema said though the damage was widespread, it was serious in Ropar,
Jalandhar, Patiala, Fazilka, Kapurthala and Bhatinda areas and sought
release of 100 per cent compensation for the affected farmers within a
stipulated time.
Former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal too has demanded Rs 15,000 per acre compensation to the affected farmers.
Though
the weather became clear in most areas in both the states on Thursday,
the maximum temperature was 14 degree below normal on Wednesday after
more rain and thunderstorm.
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