Ritika
Nagpur. Due to heavy rains and floods in the district in the months of July and August, the farmers have suffered heavy losses. According to the survey conducted in the month of July, the figure of damage was 1.14 lakh hectares, which increased to 2.43 lakh hectares due to the sky havoc in the month of August. Soybean, cotton, tur, fruit orchards, orange-mousambi, vegetables have been damaged in more than half of the total area under Kharif crop.
A proposal was sent to the government by the district administration demanding Rs 339.69 crore to compensate for the loss, which was also accepted by the government, but due to non-availability of funds, the district administration could not start transferring the compensation to the bank accounts of the damaged farmers. could. Heavy rains have broken the backs of the farmers of the district and soybean and cotton have been completely spoiled. Farmers need immediate financial help and they are looking towards the government with hope.
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Rs 1157 crore is needed to compensate for the damages in 6 districts of the entire Nagpur division and the said survey report has been sent to the government with a proposal for demand of funds. Agriculture Minister Abdul Sattar himself had come on a tour of the district. He had also visited some of the damaged areas. It was also announced that the government would help the farmers as soon as possible. At the same time, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had announced during the monsoon session to deposit Rs 15,000 for the first phase in the bank accounts of the suffering farmers across the state, but the amount of help was not deposited in the account of a single farmer in the district.
The district administration itself is aware of not getting the funds. The farmers of the district are waiting for the help from the government at the earliest. 2,67,092 farmers have been disrupted in the district who have suffered heavy losses. At the same time, in 6 districts of Nagpur division, a total of 7.98 lakh hectares have been damaged in which 8.63 lakh farmers have been affected. To give compensation to them, a proposal has been sent to the administration demanding Rs 1157 crore.
