Heavy rainfall and floods in the last month have damaged crops in 18,429 hectares of land in 703 villages under 151 gram panchayats in Keonjhar district, informed an assessment report of the Agriculture Department.
While crops in 3,007 hectares have been damaged in 71 villages under Anandpur Block, crops in 1,900 hectares in 29 villages under Ghasipura block, 4360 hectares in 51 villages of Hatadihi block, 2,550 hectares in 26 villages of Ghatgaon block, 2,490 hectares in 195 villages of Harichandanpur block, 2,535 hectares in 115 villages of Patna block have been affected.
Similarly, 250 hectares in 13 villages of Saharpada block, 102 hectares in 4 villages of Sadar block, 88 hectares in 49 villages of Banspal block, 95 hectares in 4 villages of Telkoi block, 975 hectares in 9 villages of Champua block, 520 hectares in 19 villages of Jhumpura block and 157 hectares in 13 villages of Joda block have been listed in the crop damage report.
locals have alleged that though the administration every year reports about their crop loss worth lakhs of rupees to the State Government yet they hardly get compensation.