crop damage

Jaipur, April 8 – The Meteorological Department in Jaipur has stated that the impact of the Western Disturbance will continue on Wednesday, bringing light rainfall to parts of the state. However, weather conditions are expected to improve from Thursday onwards, with largely dry conditions...

Chandigarh, April 7 Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian said on Tuesday that an estimated 1.25 lakh acres of crops have been affected by recent rainfall and hailstorms, and that affected farmers will receive compensation.He said that Fazilka reported crop damage on over 45,000...

Chandigarh, April 7 Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian said on Tuesday that an estimated 1.25 lakh acres of crops have been affected by recent rainfall and hailstorms, and that affected farmers will receive compensation.He said that Fazilka reported crop damage on over 45,000...

Chandigarh, April 7 Rain lashed parts of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday, with daytime temperatures registering a significant drop in many places, including Amritsar, which recorded a maximum of 21.7 degrees Celsius.Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, received light showers during...

Chandigarh, April 7 – Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal stated on Tuesday that the party would formulate a program to assist distressed farmers whose standing crops had been damaged across 1.25 lakh acres, as they had been completely abandoned by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)...

Mumbai, April 7 Unseasonal rains and hailstorms have damaged crops on over 2.05 lakh hectares of land in Maharashtra, with 29 districts reporting significant losses between March and early April, officials from the agriculture department said on Tuesday.According to preliminary estimates...

Jaipur, April 7 – Due to an active Western Disturbance, several parts of Rajasthan are experiencing strong winds, rainfall, and hailstorm activity. The Jaipur Meteorological Centre has issued an orange alert in parts of the state, warning of intense weather conditions in multiple districts...

Chandigarh, April 6 Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Monday appealed to Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for urgent assistance to farmers whose crops have been destroyed due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms.In a statement, Warring said that a large...

Chandigarh, April 6 BJP's Punjab unit chief Sunil Jakhar said on Monday that "cowardly" acts such as the recent attack on the party office by those alarmed at its rising popularity will not shake the party's resolve to build a "new Punjab".Speaking at the party's 47th foundation day event at...

Bhopal, April 6 – Taking note of the widespread crop damage caused by recent unseasonal weather, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Madhya Pradesh, Umang Singhar, wrote a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday, demanding immediate relief measures for farmers across the state.In his letter...

Chandigarh, April 6 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Monday that his government has ordered a crop loss assessment to assess the damage caused by inclement weather, asserting that affected farmers will be compensated."We have ordered 'girdawari', and after conducting it, those who...

Chandigarh, April 5 Farmers and opposition leaders in Punjab on Sunday sought compensation for crops damaged in rain and hailstorms at various places, including Amritsar, Bathinda, Muktsar, Hoshiarpur, Tarn Taran and Fatehgarh Sahib.They urged the state government to immediately order crop...

Chandigarh, April 5 – Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar said on Sunday that while farmers across the state are suffering heavy losses due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms, the Chief Minister continued to hold political rallies under waterproof tents.Speaking to the media, Jakhar said the...

Bhopal, April 5 – Nature unleashed its fury across the Bhind district on Saturday as a sudden spell of fierce storms, torrential rain, and severe hailstorms disrupted normal life, claiming two lives and injuring at least a dozen people, including a female councillor.Thick layers of hailstones...

Nashik, April 5 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday that his government will provide all assistance to farmers who have suffered crop damage and financial losses due to unseasonal rains in several parts of the state over the past few days. Unseasonal rains accompanied by...

Pune, April 5 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar visited several rain-affected areas of Baramati on Sunday to assess the damage caused by unseasonal rains in the region.Pawar interacted with farmers and reviewed the extent of losses they suffered due to the unseasonal showers in...

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has taken note of the heavy rainfall and hailstorms in several states and has directed officials to assess the extent of crop damage. Mr. Chouhan assured farmers that they do not need to worry and stated that the...

April 5, New Delhi: Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has taken note of the heavy rainfall and hailstorms affecting several states.Chouhan has directed officials of the Ministry of Agriculture to review the extent of crop damage caused by these weather...

Lucknow (UP), April 4 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday directed administrative officials to reach out to farmers affected by continuous unseasonal rainfall and ensure prompt resolution of their problems.According to an official statement, Adityanath sought reports from...

Bhopal, April 4 – A sudden and severe change in weather, triggered by a Western Disturbance, brought havoc to several districts of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, with hailstones as large as lemons and chickpeas pelting down and blanketing roads in a thick white sheet.The most intense fury was in...