No damage was caused to wheat and mustard crops due to strong winds, rain and hailstorm in about 250 villages of 11 districts in Haryana during March, state Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Abhimanyu said today.
"As reported by the Deputy Commissioners of 11 districts, there had been no loss to crops due to strong winds, rain and hailstorm. These eleven districts include Ambala, Panchkula, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Rewari, Faridabad, Palwal, Mahendergarh, Gurgaon, Panipat and Karnal," he told the Assembly while replying to a call attention notice.
He said the state government had ordered a special survey of Rabi crops in those villages where damage to crops was reported.
He said disbursement of compensation for damaged crops would be taken up immediately after the special survey reports were received.
The state government had sanctioned Rs 2,224.66 crore to the affected farmers for damage to the crops due to drought, flood, hailstorm and pest attack in 2015-16, he said.
The arrears of Rs 268.93 crore for 2013-14 and 2014-15 were also given during 2015-16, the minister added.
