Minister concedes system to assess crop damage faulty
3 years, 2 months ago

Minister concedes system to assess crop damage faulty

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: There is no proper system in the country that assesses damage caused to crops due to natural calamities, observed agriculture minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy on Tuesday, saying that is the reason why farmers are unable to get timely help. His comments came after he and panchayatraj minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao inspected damage caused to crops following recent heavy rains in Parkal and Narsampet constituencies of Warangal district. Panchayatraj minister Dayakar Rao said crops spread over 56,000 acres, including chilli and maize, have been damaged in recent rains in Parkal, Narsampet, Mahabubabad and Jayashankar Bhupalpally constituencies. Rythu Bandhu Samiti president and MLC Palla Rajeshwar Reddy, MP Malothu Kavitha, MLAs Peddi Sudharshan Reddy, Challa Dharma Reddy, Shankar Naik and Gandra Venkatramana Reddy and MLC Pochampalli Srinivas Reddy were among those present.

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44% of India’s Farmland Still Unirrigated: Minister Ramnath Thakur
1 month, 2 weeks ago

44% of India’s Farmland Still Unirrigated: Minister Ramnath Thakur

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Despite progress in the expansion of irrigation, 44.2 per cent of India’s farmland remains un-irrigated, relying solely on rainfall, said Union minister of state for agriculture Ramnath Thakur. However, unirrigated land has grown from 11.6 million hectares in 2003-04 to 97 million hectares in 2022-23, based on reports from states and union territories, said the minister. These include building …

Farmers seek appropriate compensation for crops damaged due to unseasonal rains
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Farmers seek appropriate compensation for crops damaged due to unseasonal rains

The Hindu  

During the farmers’ grievance redress meeting here on Friday, Collector Simranjeet Singh Kahlon assured them that compensation would be provided for those whose crops have been affected due to unseasonal rainfall. Muthuramu, district president of Tamil Nadu Farmers Association, raised issue of unseasonal rain which had affected several farmers this year. Condemning that the insurance agencies were not considering the …

Crop lodging due to unseasonal rains affects paddy farmers in Mayiladuthurai and Nagapattinam
2 months, 1 week ago

Crop lodging due to unseasonal rains affects paddy farmers in Mayiladuthurai and Nagapattinam

The Hindu  

Unseasonal rain on January 18 and 19 has caused lodging of the samba paddy crop across Mayiladuthurai and Nagapattinam districts, leaving farmers in distress. In Mayiladuthurai, 27,000 hectares of paddy fields were reportedly affected due to crop lodging out of its 69,000 hectares total samba, while Nagapattinam reported crop lodging across 9,712 hectares of its 62,932 hectares of samba cultivation. …

Farmers seek relief for damaged crops
2 months, 1 week ago

Farmers seek relief for damaged crops

The Hindu  

Farmers carrying sheaves damaged in the two-day rain that lashed parts of Ramanathapuram district sought damage to the crop loss at the weekly grievance redress meeting on Monday. Though the recent unseasonal rain affected some parts of Ramanathapuram district, the damage is more pronounced in Tiruvadanai and RS Mangalam areas, the main paddy-growing regions, besides Thangachimadam and Mudukulathur. S. Karthigaichamy …

Crop damage: No festive cheer for several farmer families in Nagapattinam
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Crop damage: No festive cheer for several farmer families in Nagapattinam

New Indian Express  

NAGAPATTINAM: Thousands of farmer families in the Nagapattinam district are having a lacklustre Pongal as several thousands of acres of paddy in mature and harvest stage were damaged due to the recent unseasonal rains. The fields with crops in mature stage and harvest stage were inundated for days due to rains in December and January. Around 8,319 hectares out of …

Officials inspect crops damaged by northeast monsoon in Nagapattinam
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Officials inspect crops damaged by northeast monsoon in Nagapattinam

The Hindu  

Nagapattinam District Monitoring Officer and Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation Managing Director A. Annadurai inspected crop damages caused by the northeast monsoon in the district on Wednesday. During the 2024–2025 samba and thaladi seasons, paddy was cultivated over 65,554.11 hectares, and groundnuts were grown on 399.26 hectares in the district. The heavy northeast monsoon rains caused damage to 8,319.85 hectares …

Over 6L farmers report 33% crop loss in Odisha; CM announces ₹291.59cr aid
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Over 6L farmers report 33% crop loss in Odisha; CM announces ₹291.59cr aid

Hindustan Times  

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has announced a compensation package of ₹291.59 crore from the state disaster response fund to support farmers whose crops were damaged by unseasonal rain during the kharif harvesting period between December 20 and 28. The CM said that the funds, sourced from the SDRF, would be disbursed starting today Chief minister Mohan Majhi said that 6.66 …

Mint Primer: A tech solution to crop insurance woes?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Mint Primer: A tech solution to crop insurance woes?

Live Mint  

The government has cleared a revamped crop insurance scheme and additional funds to deploy new technology like remote sensing and automatic weather stations. The Yield Estimation System Using Technology, or YES-TECH, will deploy satellite-based remote sensing to assess crop yields and damage. Weather shocks like hailstorms and excess rainfall are often localized events, and a dense network of weather stations …

Odisha govt responsible for farmers’ woes, didn’t alert them: Naveen Patnaik
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Odisha govt responsible for farmers’ woes, didn’t alert them: Naveen Patnaik

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik on Monday held the state government responsible for the massive crop damage in several districts due to unseasonal rains and said it would not have occurred if advance information on the inclement weather had been provided to the farmers. The former chief minister and BJD president on Monday visited different areas of Ganjam including …

Registration for insurance claim for crop damage extended by 2 days: Odisha CM
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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Registration for insurance claim for crop damage extended by 2 days: Odisha CM

Hindustan Times  

Former Odisha chief minister and Biju Janata Dal chief Naveen Patnaik on Monday demanded that farmers whose crops have been damaged by unseasonal rains be compensated quickly even as chief minister Mohan Majhi announced that the registration process for insurance compensation claims by farmers has been extended for two more days. Patnaik’s visit came amid chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi …

Odisha CM Mohan Majhi orders crop damage report by Dec 30
3 months ago

Odisha CM Mohan Majhi orders crop damage report by Dec 30

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi held a high-level meeting on Saturday at the state secretariat to address the devastation caused by unseasonal rains across the state between December 20 and 28. Based on these reports, affected farmers will receive financial assistance through the Direct Benefit Transfer system," the Chief Minister informed reporters following the meeting. The review meeting …

Give ₹25,000 per acre as relief for all farmers who lost their crop to rain in Thoothukudi, says AIADMK MLA
3 months ago

Give ₹25,000 per acre as relief for all farmers who lost their crop to rain in Thoothukudi, says AIADMK MLA

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government should give adequate compensation to farmers and also lift the cap as a special case and give the relief to all the farmers irrespective of whether they had raised five acres or more, said AIADMK’s Kovilpatti MLA Kadambur Raju here on Tuesday. In a petition submitted to Thoothukudi Collector K. Elambahavath, he said that heavy rains …

Incessant rains cause untold miseries for paddy farmers in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district
3 months, 1 week ago

Incessant rains cause untold miseries for paddy farmers in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district

The Hindu  

Incessant rains caused untold miseries for paddy farmers with the lack of storage facilities for the crops in Vizianagaram district. Rythu Coolie Sangham of Andhra Pradesh State Secretary Dantuluri Varma alleged that the government authorities had failed to instill confidence among the farmers who were worried over protection of the grains kept in field after completion of cutting process. The …

Tamil Nadu farmers seek compensation as crop damaged by climatic changes
3 months, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu farmers seek compensation as crop damaged by climatic changes

New Indian Express  

MADURAI/RAMANATHAPURAM: Stating that changes in climate have affected crops, farmers urged the government to take action and provide compensation for crop damage during the farmers grievances meeting held in Madurai and Ramanathapuram districts on Friday. Ravi, a farmer from Samayanallur in Madurai district said, “Farmers in the area have sowed nearly 30 acres of Akshaya Ponni paddy. Similar situations prevail …

Rain devastates acres of onion and pulses cultivation
3 months, 1 week ago

Rain devastates acres of onion and pulses cultivation

The Hindu  

The continuous rainfall in the Thoothukudi district has adversely affected the farmers in its northern regions, including Vilathikulam, Ettayapuram, Kovilpatti and others causing significant crop loss especially pulses and onions. Farmers in this region commonly cultivate crops like black gram, green gram, maize, onion and pearl millet. Annakodi, a farmer from the Muthupatti village near Vilathikulam, said that the rainfall …

Damaged paddy due to untimely rain affecting farmers ahead of purchase in Odisha's Ganjam
3 months, 1 week ago

Damaged paddy due to untimely rain affecting farmers ahead of purchase in Odisha's Ganjam

New Indian Express  

BERHAMPUR: Even as paddy procurement in Ganjam is scheduled to begin in a few days, farmers of the district are in dire straits as most of their stock have been rendered damaged due to unseasonal rain. Sources said paddy cultivation in the district was initially affected by inadequate rains compelling most farmers to leave their land barren. Apprehending that they …

2,194 hectares of farmland inundated in Dharmapuri
3 months, 3 weeks ago

2,194 hectares of farmland inundated in Dharmapuri

New Indian Express  

DHARMAPURI: A total of 2,194.8 hectares of farmland has been inundated due to the cyclone-induced rain in the district. Their initial assessment revealed that over 2,194.8 hectares of farmland where paddy, millets, oilseeds, pulses, cotton and paddy have been cultivated are inundated. As per our assessment, a total of 2,194.8 hectares is inundated and the status of these crops is …

Relief to crops damaged by rain after assessment: TN Agriculture Minister
4 months ago

Relief to crops damaged by rain after assessment: TN Agriculture Minister

New Indian Express  

CUDDALORE: After conducting proper assessments, relief would be provided to farmers for crop damage during the recent rains, said Tamil Nadu Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare M R K Panneerselvam on Friday. Relief would be provided, after assessments, if crop losses exceed 33%, he said, adding that the agriculture and horticulture departments are prepared to undertake the assessment work …

Crops wilt due to lack of rain, Dharmapuri farmers seek aid
6 months ago

Crops wilt due to lack of rain, Dharmapuri farmers seek aid

New Indian Express  

DHARMAPURI: Stating that crops had failed due to lack of water for irrigation, farmers in Pennagaram and Eriyur have appealed to the Dharmapuri administration to provide compensation. This has impacted even dry land crops like millets Ragi, Peral millets, Horsetail millets, oil seeds like ground nut and even fodder crops like maize. Without water we have no means to pursue …

Compensation for crop loss will soon reach flood-hit farmers in Andhra Pradesh, says Union Agriculture Minister
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Compensation for crop loss will soon reach flood-hit farmers in Andhra Pradesh, says Union Agriculture Minister

The Hindu  

Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan interacted with the flood-affected farmers at Kesarapalli of Gannavaram mandal in Krishna district along with Rajahmundry MP and BJP State president Daggubati Purandeswari and other leaders on September 6. Mr. Chouhan assured the farmers, including the tenant farmers, that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu …

5,228 hectares of horticulture crops under water in Andhra's NTR
6 months, 3 weeks ago

5,228 hectares of horticulture crops under water in Andhra's NTR

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Horticulture Director Dr K Srinivasulu assured support for farmers who have lost their crops due to recent heavy rains and floods. Officials noted that 5,228 hectares of horticultural crops in the NTR district had been damaged. Dr Srinivasulu inquired whether horticulture authorities had previously informed farmers about precautions for protecting horticultural crops from heavy rains and floods. NTR District …

Every Farmer Will Get Rs 10,000 per Acre for Crop Damage: Uttam
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Every Farmer Will Get Rs 10,000 per Acre for Crop Damage: Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

Suryapet: Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Tuesday made it clear that Rs 10,000 per acre relief would be extended to farmers whose crops were damaged, after visiting Huzurnagar town and Burugudda in the district to see for himself the havoc wrought by heavy rain and floods. The minister instructed officials to take up repairs to the drainage system …

Kerala rains: Several farmers in Kozhikode suffer large crop loss in rain-related calamities
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala rains: Several farmers in Kozhikode suffer large crop loss in rain-related calamities

The Hindu  

The destruction of several hectares of cultivated land in the recent episodes of rain-related calamities has shut the means of livelihood for several farmers in Kozhikode district of Kerala. Field-level reports submitted by various agriculture department officials to the district authorities confirm that the total loss in last month alone is about ₹17 crore. Neighbourhood groups in Kozhikode district are …

AP to have new paddy varieties capable of withstanding cyclone havocs
8 months ago

AP to have new paddy varieties capable of withstanding cyclone havocs

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Agriculture Minister K Atchannaidu has said the AP government is making efforts to bring new varieties of paddy that would withstand the impact of cyclones and other natural disasters. He along with agriculture commissioner Delhi Rao, district collector Prashanthi, joint collector Tej Bharat and others visited the flood-affected areas in Rapaka village in Seethanagaram mandal on Sunday evening.The minister …

CM Naidu Promises Aid to Rain-Hit Farmers; Ministers to Report on Districts
8 months ago

CM Naidu Promises Aid to Rain-Hit Farmers; Ministers to Report on Districts

Deccan Chronicle  

Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has said the government will provide all possible support to the people and farmers affected by the recent heavy rains and floods in Andhra Pradesh.Addressing the assembly on Friday, he said the people of East and West Godavari, Konaseema, Kakinada and Eluru districts along with ASR district were affected by the floods. The Chief Minister …

CM Naidu announces Rs 3000 relief for each family affected in flood-hit districts
8 months ago

CM Naidu announces Rs 3000 relief for each family affected in flood-hit districts

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced immediate relief of Rs 3,000 for each family whose house was inundated in the floods due to heavy rains in the flood-hit five districts. Approximately 1.06 lakh acres were inundated by floodwaters in East Godavari, West Godavari, Konaseema, Kakinada, Eluru, and parts of Alluri Sitarama Raju districts, the Chief Minister said during a …

Andhra APCC chief Sharmila blames YSRC regime for plight of farmers
8 months ago

Andhra APCC chief Sharmila blames YSRC regime for plight of farmers

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Squarely blaming the previous YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government for the plight of farmers, APCC chief YS Sharmila Reddy urged the State government to take all necessary steps to mitigate the sufferings of farmers due to the heavy rains. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, she said, the heavy rains have damaged agriculture fields after transplantation burdening the …

Kerala suffers Rs 260-crore loss as drought destroys crops
10 months, 1 week ago

Kerala suffers Rs 260-crore loss as drought destroys crops

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The report compiled by the agriculture department based on a field survey by senior officials at the block level, draws a gruesome picture of the severe drought that has devastated the farm sector in Kerala. As per the report, the drought has destroyed crops in 46,587 hectares of land, causing a loss of Rs 260 crore and devastating the …

Telangana: Untimely rains, Hailstorm damage crops
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana: Untimely rains, Hailstorm damage crops

Deccan Chronicle  

NIZAMABAD: Rain accompanied hailstorms lashed Nizamabad and Kamareddy districts for the last two days, resulting in massive loss of standing crops. In Banswada division’s Banswada, Birkur, Nasurrulabad, Varni, Mosra, Chandur, Rudrur, Kotagir, Pothangal mandals and in Bodhan division’s Bodhan, Salura and other mandals in both the districts experienced untimely rainfall. Gangaram, a farmer from Mandarna village, said the paddy crop …

Crops dried up in only 2L acres: TS Planning Board VC
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Crops dried up in only 2L acres: TS Planning Board VC

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Refuting the allegations made by former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao that crops withered in 20 lakh acres across the state due to water scarcity, TS Planning Board vice-chairman G Chinna Reddy said that crops dried up in only two lakh acres. Addressing a meeting for Agriculture officers on Sunday, Chinna Reddy explained that the crops suffered due to …

BRS Asks CM to Order Crop Loss Enumeration, Pay Rs 25,000 Per Acre Compensation to Farmers
11 months, 3 weeks ago

BRS Asks CM to Order Crop Loss Enumeration, Pay Rs 25,000 Per Acre Compensation to Farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BRS on Tuesday urged Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to take immediate steps to provide relief to farmers affected by drought-like conditions, as well as the recent spells of hailstorm and heavy rain in some parts of the state. The BRS said that during field visits by its leaders and workers, it was found that failure of the …

KCR Demands Rs 25,000 Compensation Per Acre to Farmers
11 months, 4 weeks ago

KCR Demands Rs 25,000 Compensation Per Acre to Farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Demanding the Congress government to provide Rs 25,000 compensation per acre to farmers in drought like situation hit places in the state, the former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday asked the farmers not to extreme steps stating that more than 200 farmers died by suicides due to financial issues. After a long time, the BRS party supremo …

Heavy crop damage reported in erstwhile Adilabad district
1 year ago

Heavy crop damage reported in erstwhile Adilabad district

New Indian Express  

ADILABAD: Unseasonal rains and hailstorms in the erstwhile Adilabad district have caused extensive damage to hundreds of acres of sorghum, maize, paddy and other crops. Agricultural staffers, led by District Agriculture Officer Pullaiah, and Congress Talamadugu Mandal ZPTC member Goka Ganesh Reddy inspected the damaged crops in Barampur, Pali B, and Palli K in the Talamadugu mandal. Ganesh Reddy submitted …

Harish Rao demands ₹10,000 per acre relief to ryots, crops hit by untimely rain
1 year ago

Harish Rao demands ₹10,000 per acre relief to ryots, crops hit by untimely rain

The Hindu  

hyderabad Former Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader T. Harish Rao has demanded that the State government sanction compensation/input subsidy to a large number of farmers who have suffered crop damage/loss in the hails, gales and untimely rain in parts of Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karmareddy, Karimnagar, Rajanna-Sircilla, Medak, Siddipet, Rangareddy and other districts for the last couple of days. The former …

Untimely rain hits paddy farmers in rural Kozhikode
1 year, 2 months ago

Untimely rain hits paddy farmers in rural Kozhikode

The Hindu  

The untimely rain has hit several farmers, who cultivated paddy in their leased land after obtaining bank loans, in the rural areas of Kozhikode district. Farmers in affected villages of Kakkur and Nanminda panchayats said that they would have to harvest early to avoid further loss. An early harvest would result in a higher percentage of immature grains with lower …

Central team visits cyclone-affected areas in Krishna and Bapatla districts
1 year, 3 months ago

Central team visits cyclone-affected areas in Krishna and Bapatla districts

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Inter-Ministerial Central Team inspected the paddy fields in Kankipadu, Pamarru, and Gudivada mandals of Krishna district and Inturu and Govarada of Bapatla district on Wednesday. Joint collector Aparajitha Singh explained the agriculture and horticulture crop damage due to the cyclone. The Andhra Pradesh Samyukta Kisan Morcha has urged the central team to enhance the quantum of input subsidy …

Cyclone Michaung: Eight lives lost, crops in nearly 11 lakh acres damaged in Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 3 months ago

Cyclone Michaung: Eight lives lost, crops in nearly 11 lakh acres damaged in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

Eight lives were lost—four in Visakhapatnam, three in East Godavari and one in Annamayya districts—and crops in nearly 11 lakh acres were damaged during the Cyclone Michaung in Andhra Pradesh, said a presentation made to the Central team headed by National Institute of Disaster Management Executive Director Rajendra Ratnoo which is on a visit to the State. The presentation was …

Agriculture Minister Tells Officials to Support Farmers
1 year, 3 months ago

Agriculture Minister Tells Officials to Support Farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: State agriculture and marketing department minister Tummala Nageswara Rao said that the government was embarking on many reforms in the agriculture sector and urged the departments to stand by farmers, after conducting reviews. Addressing officials of agriculture, horticulture and marketing, he said, “The agriculture and marketing department officials should furnish full information and hold a meeting with the agriculture …

Unseasonal rains continue to damage crops across Maha
1 year, 3 months ago

Unseasonal rains continue to damage crops across Maha

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: Many areas of Maharashtra, including Solapur, Hingoli and parts of Vidarbha continued to experience heavy rains on the third consecutive day on Tuesday. While six persons and 161 animals are reported to have died due to the sudden downpour, crops including cotton, onion, grape, banana, sweet lime, orange, rice, jowar, wheat and gram across Maharashtra have been damaged. Agriculture …

AP Starts Enumeration of Crop Damage in 103 Drought-hit Mandals
1 year, 4 months ago

AP Starts Enumeration of Crop Damage in 103 Drought-hit Mandals

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Enumeration of crop damage in 103 drought-hit mandals begins in AP on Friday with a target to submit the final list of beneficiaries by November 29 so as to release input subsidy to them early. The special commissioner issued directions to the district agriculture officers to initiate the process of enumeration of agricultural crop damage of more than 33 …

Agricultural crops on 40 lakh hectares damaged in Karnataka due to drought: Minister Krishna Byre Gowda
1 year, 6 months ago

Agricultural crops on 40 lakh hectares damaged in Karnataka due to drought: Minister Krishna Byre Gowda

Hindustan Times  

An estimated 40 lakh hectares of agricultural crops and two lakh hectares of horticulture crops have been damaged in Karnataka, where 195 taluks have been declared as drought-hit, State Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said on Tuesday. The authorities have been instructed to quickly prepare the memorandum required to be submitted to the Centre regarding the drought taluks," Gowda said …

AP CS wants contingency plans for crops in rain deficit districts
1 year, 7 months ago

AP CS wants contingency plans for crops in rain deficit districts

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Secretary K.S. Jawahar Reddy directed officials to come up with contingency plans to help farmers raise alternate crops in 130 mandals of six districts, where rainfall has been deficient. Jawahar Reddy underlined that in case rains fail to cover deficient districts in August too, the departments must implement their contingency plans. Districts like Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Guntur and …

18 houses damaged in rain in capital district since Monday
1 year, 8 months ago

18 houses damaged in rain in capital district since Monday

The Hindu  

Eighteen houses across six taluks in Thiruvananthapuram district have been damaged in the rain over the past few days. Four houses were damaged in the Varkala taluk in the rain that has been lashing the district since Monday, five houses each were damaged in Chirayinkeezhu and Nedumangad taluks and two houses in Neyyattinkara taluk. Plaintain crop on 23.88 ha, tapioca …

Telangana Farmers Left Without Crop Insurance as Unusual Rains Cause Massive Damage
1 year, 9 months ago

Telangana Farmers Left Without Crop Insurance as Unusual Rains Cause Massive Damage

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 15, 2023 11:00 IST - 10 MINS READ In the past few years, Telangana has seen successive seasons of unusual rainfall, resulting in significant crop damage. The Telangana government opted out of the Central government’s Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, and the Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme in kharif 2020, claiming that these were not beneficial …

Farmers to intensify agitation for crop damage compensation
1 year, 10 months ago

Farmers to intensify agitation for crop damage compensation

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Irked at the inordinate delay, farmers spilled onto the roads demanding immediate disbursement of compensation for the crop damages they have suffered due to thunder and hail storms from March 17 to 21. Agriculture officials carried out a field survey and identified that 1,30,988 farmers, including tenant farmers, had incurred losses due to untimely rains. In the Warangal district, …

300 farmers in Chhattisgarh suffer loss of Rs 2 crore due to unseasonal rains
1 year, 10 months ago

300 farmers in Chhattisgarh suffer loss of Rs 2 crore due to unseasonal rains

India Today  

Nearly 300 farmers in Chhattisgarh's Mahima Gawadi village suffered a financial loss of Rs 2 crore after the unseasonal rains destroyed crops and vegetables. The farmers who supply vegetables to the entire Narayanpur district, are now awaiting compensation from the government for crop damage. The farmers have expressed their concerns, stating that they are struggling to make ends meet due …

Jagan asks officials to provide relief to all rain-hit farmers
1 year, 10 months ago

Jagan asks officials to provide relief to all rain-hit farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has directed the officials to provide relief to all the affected farmers who suffered crop damage or loss due to the untimely rainfall. “Ensure that not a single affected farmer is left out of the government's relief offer in the state,” the Chief Minister said at a review meeting he held with officials …

Buy soaked paddy, CM Jagan tells officials
1 year, 10 months ago

Buy soaked paddy, CM Jagan tells officials

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy directed the civil supplies officials to take necessary steps to purchase soaked paddy from the farmers in the state due to untimely rains. The CM held a teleconference with the district collectors and CMO officials following untimely rainfall and its impact on crops here on Wednesday and issued orders to procure soaked paddy. …

Veerraju, Pawan demand relief for rain-hit farmers
1 year, 10 months ago

Veerraju, Pawan demand relief for rain-hit farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: AP BJP president Somu Veerraju and Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan demanded that the state government come to the rescue of farmers whose crops have got damaged due to untimely rainfall in the past few days. AP BJP chief Veerraju asked the state government to enumerate the damage immediately, so that relief could be provided to the affected farmers. …

Crops in 5 lakh acres damaged due to unseasonal rains in Telangana
1 year, 10 months ago

Crops in 5 lakh acres damaged due to unseasonal rains in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Unseasonal rains and hailstorms in several districts in the last one week damaged crops over nearly 5 lakh acres, as per preliminary estimates submitted by district collectors to the state government. Meanwhile, farmers in undivided Khammam, Karimangar and Warangal districts expressed anger at not receiving the Rs 10,000 per acre compensation announced by Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao after …

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