Rashtriya Paan Kisan Union has written a letter to the Uttar Pradesh government demanding compensation for the paan producers, who are expected to face a heavy loss, owingto adverse impact on paan production from intense cold and hailstorm.
"Paan, which is widely grown in North India, has suffered an adverse impact from nippy weather and hailstorm. This has affected the pan growers adversely," Rashtriya Paan Kisan Union general secretary Chotelal Chaurasiya said here on Monday. He said that he has written a letter to the state government and sought compensation for the paan growers. Paan is widely grown in 21 districts of UP, including lucknow, Rae Bareli, Unnao, Sitapur, Hardoi, Pratapgarh, Allahabad, Sultanpur, Amethi, Banda, Mahoba, lalitpur and Kanpur.
The paan produce, exported in as many as 23 countries, is expected to witness a fall this year. In 2011-12, the paan export stood at 34 lakh dollar, while the same stood at 40 lakh dollar in 2012-13.