On the directives of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, his Cabinet colleagues also came out of their houses and visited the farmers in rural areas. The Ministers visited the districts that are in their charge and consoled the farmers that the State Government was with them at the time crisis.
Minister of State for Tourism and Culture Surendra Patwa took stock hailstorm-affected fields in a number of villages in Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district on Sunday and assessed the magnitude of damage. Patwa assured farmers that government stands by them in their hour of crisis.
Patwa said that survey of crops loss will be done on priority and compensation would be paid to the farmers at the earliest. Patwa visited villages Hinotiya, Tarawali,Rasooliya, Bamuniya,Rajdachakra,Develkheri, Kanhora, Tilhedi, Gokulkundi, Chiklod, Vineka, lulka, barwatpur, Mohli and Borkheri, took stock of crop loss and interacted with farmers. He was accompanied by district collector JK Jain and Revenue Department staff.
Besides, Public Health and Family Welfare Minister Narottam Mishra took stock of crop losses in hailstorm-affected villages and interacted with farmers in Datia district.
Mishra directed officers to undertake crop loss survey and provide relief to farmers at the earliest. The Health Minister assured farmers that the Government stands by them in their hour of crisis. He said that directives have been given to district administration to assess crop damage.
Relief will be provided as soon as survey is completed. Similarly, Minister for Jail and Home Babulal Gaur visited the fields in the outskirts of the State capital and took stock of the vegetable crop damage due to hailstone and heavy rains.