Survey of villages affected by hailstorm in the State between March 14 and 17 is being continuously undertaken by the Revenue department. According to the survey, so far 2.44 lakh hectares in 3,190 villages of 31 districts has been affected.
The damage to farmers crops is worth about Rs893.93 crore. The districts concerned have demanded compensation of Rs136.81 crore from Revenue department so far. As per preliminary estimates, 29 persons and 294 livestock have died due to hailstorm. Five districts have been most severely affected by hailstorm, including Vidisha, Shajapur, Seoni, Guna and Rajgarh. As per estimates, 62,000 hectare of 31,320 farmers have been affected in Vidisha district, 44,601 hectares of 36,360 farmers in Shajapur district, 21,550 hectares of 46,470 farmers in Seoni district and 17,193 hectares of 15,476 farmers have been affected by hailstorm in Rajgarh district. As per preliminary estimates, crop loss is to the tune of Rs301 crore in Vidisha, Rs213.61 crore in Rajgarh, Rs87.17 crore in Seoni, Rs68.16 crore in Shajapur and Rs46.01 crore in Guna. SR