NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, SEPT 3
The Gujarat government on Wednesday announced that it will undertake a survey to assess crop damage and compensate farmers who have suffered losses due to the week-long incessant rainfall in the state.
CM Shri @vijayrupanibjp takes a farmer-friendly decision and announces compensation as per SDRF norms to farmers for their crop loss due to excessive rainfall in the state. pic.twitter.com/pxt5WMHSuB
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) September 2, 2020
Speaking to reporters in Gandhinagar, state agriculture minister RC Faldu said the decision to conduct a survey was taken during a state cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
Farmers will get compensation as per the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), which mandates that the loss must be over 33 percent, the minister said.
ખેડૂતોના હિતમાં રૂપાણી સરકારનો મહત્વપૂર્ણ નિર્ણય
• રાજયમાં થયેલા ભારે વરસાદથી ખેડૂતોના ખેતી પાકના નૂકશાન સામે SDRFના ધોરણે સહાય ચુકવાશે pic.twitter.com/KqsUdgCXEu
— BJP Gujarat (@BJP4Gujarat) September 2, 2020
“Gujarat has so far received over 120 percent of its average annual rainfall. Incessant rain and resultant water-logging destroyed standing crops in several parts of the state. Hence, our government has decided to give compensation to farmers as per SDRF norms,” he said.
गुजरात में अतिवृष्टि के कारण लोग परेशान हैं,@vijayrupanibjp सरकार न तो केशडोल दे रही है, न तो राशन। गरीब लोगों के घर पानी में डूबे हुए हैं ,आज लोगो से मिलकर उनकी समस्याओं का जायज़ा लिया,@INCGujarat भारी बारिश से असरग्रस्त लोगो को मदद दिलाने की लड़ाई लड़ेंगी। pic.twitter.com/BAIvWNuOOa
— Amit Chavda (@AmitChavdaINC) September 2, 2020
The survey to assess crop damage will be completed in 15 days and compensation will be paid accordingly, he added.
Although excess rainfall destroyed crops in several parts of the state, the storage of water will benefit farmers for the next two years, Faldu said.
भारी बारिश के कारण गुजरात मे @CMOGuj से 100 km से कम की दूरी के गांव का ये हाल है, गांव में जाने के लिए ट्रेक्टर में जाना पड़ रहा है।आज तक ये गाँवो में प्रशासन ने कोई मदद नही पोहचाई है। @CollectorAhd तुरंत राहत पोहचाये। pic.twitter.com/RaRrbU4XyZ
— Amit Chavda (@AmitChavdaINC) September 2, 2020
According to a government release, Gujarat has so far received over 1,005 mm or 39 inches of rain, which is 121.05 percent of total annual rainfall.
Of the total 251 talukas, 94 received more than 1,000 mm of rain, while 134 talukas received between 501 mm and 1,000 mm of rainfall.
