Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will undertake intensive tour of hailstorm-affected areas on March 19. He will visit affected agricultural fields of farmers in Rajgarh, Guna, Shajapur, Neemuch and Mandsaur districts and hold discussions with them on the losses.
A number of districts in the State have suffered heavy losses due to unseasonal rains and hailstorm. Chouhan will visit the villages which have been badly affected by hailstorm. Chouhan has directed officers in districts to give top priority to assessment of crop loss. Chouhan will visit Delhi in this regard on March 21 and meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Union Agriculture Minister. He will demand a special package for farmers.