Taking immediate action on instructions given by Chief Minister Raman Singh, Revenue and Calamity Management department has sanctioned compensation of Rs60 lakh to 900 farmers who suffered loss due to the damage caused by hailstorm in recent weeks.
In a bid to acknowledge help of Raman Singh, farmers from various villages of Khallari area called on Chief Minister on Tuesday in Raipur. The farmers’ delegation was led by Khallari assembly segment MlA Chunni lal Sahu.
Singh praised MlA Sahu for actively conveying farmers’ grievances to state government. Khallari MlA told Chief Minister that farmers of the area are overjoyed because this is the first time when compensation after such natural calamity has been sanctioned in such a short period of time. Moreover, State Government has increased compensation amount per hectare from Rs6,000 to Rs9,000, which is another reason of respite for farmers.
As a result, affected farmers have received fair amount of compensation. Distribution of compensation amount to only 50 farmers is remaining, as they are out of village for some or the other reason. Soon the amount will be allotted to these remaining farmers as well.
MlA Sahu informed that the hailstorm had struck village Dhamantori, Kasturbod, Dabpali, Sukhri Dabri, Anwarpur, Khusrupali, Jobi, Nartora, and nearly one dozen villages of Khallari area on April 13, and damaged standing Rabi crop in several acres of farmland and destroyed farms of paddy and vegetables.