The Uttar Pradesh government said that the unseasonal rains and hailstorm on March 7 and 8 had damaged the standing Rabi crops in only five out of 75 districts.
The crop damage in three districts is 33 per cent, entitling the farmers to get agriculture investment grant from the state government.
The number of farmers in five districts who have been affected by the unseasonal rains and hailstorm is 80, 674 and the total land covered by standing Rabi crop is 3.74 lakh hectares.
The affected five districts are Sultanpur, Kannauj, Barabanki, Fatehpur and Lakhimpur Kheri. The three worst affected districts are Barabanki, Lakhimpur Kheri and Fatehpur, covering a land of 7,179 hectares.
An official spokesman said here on Sunday that the process of distribution of agriculture investment grant was underway.
The official said there was no information of damage to the standing crop in rest of the 70 districts on March 7 and 8.
The official said Rs 24.5 crore had been released to the districts by March 6 for giving compensation to the farmers for the loss of crops due to unseasonal rains and hailstorm.
On March 7, the government released Rs 19.64 crore to the districts while Rs 7.57 crore was released on Sunday for three districts — Barabanki, Lakhimpur Kheri and Fatehpur.
The government has so far released Rs 51.70 crore for giving compensation to the farmers who suffered loss to the standing Rabi crop from rains and hailstorm.
Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi had on Saturday directed the officials to undertake a survey to ascertain the extent of losses to crops due to the recent hailstorm in the state.
The government has also directed the insurance companies to ascertain the extent of loss and pay for the damages caused to the farmers.
The government on March 7 had said standing Rabi crop in over 1.77 lakh hectares in 17 districts was affected till March 6. In rest of the 58 districts, no crop loss has been reported.