Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday directed all district Collectors to assess the loss of crops due to unseasonal rains and to provide immediate assistance to the farmers. The state has reported untimely thunderstorms and rains in the last three days.
Concerned over the loss of standing rabi crops, Baghel told the Collectors to access the loss in their districts and give immediate assistance to the affected farmers, an official communication said.
The Chief Minister said the rains and thunderstorms had also affected the properties of the poor. He asked the Collectors to send teams to access the losses.