BJP wants Ganjam declared rain-hit, seeks compensation

  • | Tuesday | 21st November, 2017

Initially, the farmers suffered crop loss due to drought . It also visited different blocks of the district on Sunday to assess the condition of the crops ravaged by the unseasonal rain. "The entire crop in the district has been destroyed," Pati said. BERHAMPUR: The Ganjam unit of BJP on Monday urged the state government to declare the district rain-affected and sought compensation for the farmers, including sharecroppers, who have lost their paddy.Led by the district unit president Kanhu Charan Pati, a BJP team submitted a memorandum to the revenue divisional commissioner (southern division) on the matter. Then, they suffered an attack by the brown planthopper, followed by the vagaries of the weather , he added.The BJP has also asked the government to write off farmers' crop loans and give them at least Rs 500 extra per quintal on paddy, over and above the minimum support price (MSP).

BERHAMPUR: The Ganjam unit of BJP on Monday urged the state government to declare the district rain-affected and sought compensation for the farmers, including sharecroppers, who have lost their paddy.Led by the district unit president Kanhu Charan Pati, a BJP team submitted a memorandum to the revenue divisional commissioner (southern division) on the matter. It also visited different blocks of the district on Sunday to assess the condition of the crops ravaged by the unseasonal rain."The entire crop in the district has been destroyed," Pati said. Initially, the farmers suffered crop loss due to drought . Then, they suffered an attack by the brown planthopper, followed by the vagaries of the weather , he added.The BJP has also asked the government to write off farmers' crop loans and give them at least Rs 500 extra per quintal on paddy, over and above the minimum support price (MSP).

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