Crop Damages

Cyclone, rain damaged crops in Odisha, submerged 2.8 lakh acre land

Severe cyclonic storm Dana and the rain accompanying it are likely to have damaged standing crops in 1.75 lakh acre of land, and submerged another 2.80 lakh acre in Odisha, a senior official said on Saturday, citing preliminary estimations. The state government has directed a joint assessment of crop loss due to the cyclone by officials of the agriculture and revenue departments, he said. "As per preliminary reports, the crop area likely to be affected by #CycloneDana is about 1,75,000 acres (69,995 ha). Eye-estimated submerged crop area is about 2,80,000 acres (1,12,310 ha)," Principal Secretary of Agriculture and Farmer Empowerment Arabinda Padhi said in a post on X. "We've directed field officials of @krushibibhag to assess and enumerate the crop loss (more than 33 per cent and above), jointly with Revenue Dept colleagues in a squad approach under supervision of District Collectors," he said. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi during a review meeting on Friday night said the fina

58 dead, 80,000 ha crop damage in K'taka due to above normal monsoon rains

Karnataka Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Monday said that the state has recorded 58 deaths and crop damage in 80,000 hectares, due to "above normal" rains so far in the current monsoon season so far. More rains are anticipated in several parts of the state in the days ahead, and officials have been instructed to take precautionary measures, he said. "In the northern interior region, the average rainfall has been 260 mm, but this year it has received 322 mm, which is 24 per cent higher than normal. The Malnad region typically receives 1,127 mm of rainfall, but this year it has received 1,361 mm, 21 per cent higher than normal. The coastal region typically receives 2,299 mm of rainfall, but this year it has received 2,947 mm, which is 28 per cent higher. The state has received an average of 553 mm of rainfall (normally), but this year it has received 699 mm, which is 26 per cent higher. Notably, no district has received less rainfall than normal this year," Gowda said. ...

Two govt insurance schemes for fisherfolk to be merged from June

Coverage of Rs 2 lakh was offered under PMSBY while a coverage of Rs 5 lakh was offered under GAIS

Govt likely to set aside Rs 30,000 crore for PM Fasal Bima Yojna expansion

The govt plans to go beyond crop insurance to include assets such as ponds, tractors, livestock, and palm trees

North Japan's Niigata steps up efforts to eradicate raccoons: Report

Since 2005, Japan has labeled raccoons as an invasive alien species as they have damaged about 80 per cent of the country's temples

YS Sharmila sends truck full of damaged crops to KCR, demands compensation

"We demand that KCR offer at least Rs 30,000 per acre as compensation. The paddy procurement should begin immediately"

Compensation for crop damage to farmers goes up in Madhya Pradesh

The Congress has alleged the state government is trying to deceive farmers by presenting incorrect figures in the survey of crops

Farmers will get compensation for crop damage in May: Haryana Agri Minister

Haryana Agriculture Minister J P Dalal on Thursday said that farmers will be given compensation in May for crop damage caused by recent unseasonal rains and hailstorms in various parts of the state. Targeting opposition parties, mainly Congress, he said they should stop misleading farmers and claimed that the BJP-led government was "pro-farmer" which always thinks about the welfare of peasants. Dalal told reporters here that currently wheat and mustard procurement was going on in the mandis in the state. "It is true that unseasonal rains and hailstorms have recently caused damage to the crops but the government stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the farmers. 'Special girdawari' (field inspection) will be completed this month and compensation will be given to farmers in May," he said. He said that in the 'girdwari' process, farmers and revenue officials are involved. Besides, drones are also used. The field inspections to assess crop damage was going on in a transparent manner, he ...

Unseasonal rains damaged crops over 7,400 hectares in 5 districts: Fadnavis

Unseasonal rain in the last two days damaged crops over 7,400 hectares in five districts of the western Vidarbha region in Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday. The intermittent showers affected crops in Amravati, Akola, Yavatmal, Washim and Buldana districts. Crops over 7,400 hectares are damaged. The damage assessment is completed on 3,243 hectares. The remaining assessment will be completed soon. As many as 7,596 farmers have been affected by the unseasonal showers, Fadnavis told reporters in Amravati district after holding review meetings. It is observed that certain villages in specific areas in the state have been frequently affected by unseasonal showers in the last few years. "We are working to find some solution to the new challenge of climate change, the deputy CM said. Fadnavis said the kin of those killed in the Akola tree fall incident would get financial assistance from the state. "The government has also decided to bear the entire med

Confident of achieving wheat procurement target, says food Secretary

Rice Fortification nationwide likely to be completed before March 2024

UP CM directs official to compensate farmers for recent crop damage

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Saturday directed officials to provide relief grants to the affected farmers by immediately surveying crop damage caused by hailstorms and rain in the last 24 hours, an official release said. He has also expressed condolence over the loss of lives in the state due to various calamities and instructed the district magistrates to immediately distribute the permissible relief amount from the state disaster response fund (SDRF) to the families of the deceased. The chief minister Saturday held a high-level meeting to review the situation arising out of recent untimely rains and hailstorms in various areas of the state and issued necessary guidelines to the officials. According to the details provided by the relief commissioner's office as many as seven people have lost their lives in incidents related to lightning, drowning and man-wildlife conflict in the past 24 hours. One life each was lost in Lucknow, Ghazipur, Hardoi and Varanasi due to

Unseasonal rains: Punjab, Madhya Pradesh offer succor to affected farmers

FCI stops wheat sale through open market operations as procurement draws near

Yet to receive report from states on crop damages by untimely rains: Govt

The Centre on Monday said there has been some damage to the standing wheat crop in key growing states due to untimely rains and hailstorm, but it is yet to receive a ground report from the state governments. There is no concern about mustard and chickpea (chana) crops as most of it has been harvested. In the case of horticultural crops, localised hailstorms might have affected some crops like banana and potato, it said. For the last two days, many parts of the country have been receiving unseasonal rains, hail and heavy winds due to western disturbances. Wheat is the main rabi crop, harvesting of which has started in some parts of the country. Mustard and chickpeas are other major rabi crops. The government has projected a record wheat output of 112.2 million tonnes for the 2022-23 crop year (July-June). "There has been some damage. We have not received an assessment report on the extent of damage from the state governments," Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Choudhary told

Crop damage: Rajasthan BJP chief demands compensation for farmers

Rajasthan BJP president Satish Poonia on Monday met farmers in Amber assembly constituency whose crops have suffered damage due to the recent rains and hailstorm, and demanded that the state government compensate them. Rains triggered by Western Disturbance have lashed several parts of the state in the last three days. Crops have been completely destroyed by the hailstorm, and the farmers have suffered huge losses. The state government should assess the damage to the crops and give compensation to the farmers as soon as possible, he said after visiting farms in Amber constituency.

Onset of pre-monsoon showers may lead to crop damage, say Met experts

Meteorologists on Saturday predicted onset of pre-monsoon activities that may lead to crop damage

Rajasthan government orders crop assessment for providing relief to farmers

The Rajasthan government has issued instructions to all district collectors to make an assessment of crop damage due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms within a week for providing relief to the affected farmers, officials said on Thursday. Rajasthan Chief Secretary Usha Sharma on Thursday took feedback from divisional commissioners and district collectors about the loss caused to farmers due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms in the state for the last two days. Sharma instructed the district collectors to get a special 'Girdawari' (assessment) done within the next seven days to assess the damage and send the report to the Disaster Management Department so that the government can provide quick relief to the affected farmers, the officials said. The chief secretary took stock of the damage caused by rain and hailstorm from all the divisional commissioners and district collectors through video conference on Thursday, they said. She said that the state government is very sensitive abou

Bihar govt hires shooters to kill nilgais, wild boars to ensure crop safety

The Bihar government has hired 13 professional shooters to kill wild boars and 'ghodparas' or nilgais to save crops, a forest official said on Tuesday. Animal lovers have opposed the move and demanded that the government find a long term solution to the problem and not allow the killing of the animals. The state environment, forest and climate change department has sent the list of the professional shooters to the authorities concerned in all 38 districts in the state to use their services wherever required. Districts where these two animal species are found in large numbers include Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Sitamarhi, Bhojpur, Sheohar and West Champaran, he said. There is no record of the number of nilgais or wild biars in the state. These two animal species move in herds and destroy acres of crops in a day. Farmers sit out all night to protect their ripening crops from them in some Bihar districts. Both ghodparas (nilgais) and wild boar are vermins and can be killed, but according

Dushyant Chautala urges farmers to verify bank accounts to get compensation

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala urged farmers on Tuesday to get their bank accounts verified on the "Meri Fasal Mera Byora" portal, so that those eligible can get compensation for crop damage at the earliest. Besides, he said the deputy commissioners will also be directed to hold a meeting with the MLAs concerned and inform them about the amount of compensation lying in the Assembly constituency-wise treasury, so that the legislators can contact the farmers and help them get their bank accounts verified. Chautala said this in the Assembly in response to a question raised by a member regarding compensation for crop loss due to unseasonal rains. The "Meri Fasal Mera Byora" portal has details pertaining to farmland and crops. Chautala said several places in the state witnessed heavy rains after September 22 and as a result, Kharif crops were damaged due to waterlogging. He said the government conducted a special "girdawari" on October 28 and November 9 to assess the .

Just 1% of Telangana's tenant farmers got crop damage compensation: Study

Almost 61% of tenant farmers in the state belong to the backward castes

Crops heavily damaged due to unseasonal rains: Union minister Tomar

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said crops suffered heavy damage due to unseasonal rains, which is a fallout of climate change. He said state governments are assessing losses incurred by farmers due to heavy rains in their respective regions. Speaking on the sidelines of an event in Pune, Tomar said the income of farmers should be increased and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is fully committed to this goal. "No one has control over natural calamities. Climate change is being witnessed due to which unseasonal rains occur in one place while other region sees drought. Because of these factors, farmers are affected. This time, crops suffered heavy damage due to rains," the Union minister said. Tomar was in Pune to attend the National Level Horticulture Value Chain Function, organized at Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management. He said state governments are conducting surveys of the damage caused due to heavy rains and farmers will be provid