Tahir Mushtaq
JAMMU, Sept 01: Heavy rainfall in the Jammu region from the past some days have left with heavy loss of crops in the different part of the state.
Farmers claims that heavy rainfall has demolished all the crops, wiped the standing crops and consumed human lives, it is the lack of irrigational water in canals, shortage of seeds and fertilizers, long hours cuts of electricity which too hit them.
They have urged the government to frame a policy aimed at protecting the lives and crops of the farmers.
“The policy of discrimination towards farmers should be stopped and they should be treated equal in all matters and at all levels adequate facilities of education, health and transport to the villages are the basic need and they are deprived of that too” they said.
BJP leader Sat Sharma said that the state government is doing nothing to save the villages from heavy rain and floods.
“The state government claimed that funds have been utilized to protect the areas near river and canals by building protection walls but somehow left behind small parts due to which people suffers from heavy losses” added Sharma.
Whereas MLA Kathua Charanjeet Singh said that the administration is providing basic amenities to the effected people of the area.
MLA Basoli Jagdish Raj Sapolia said that the authorities has promised to give the compensation to the effected people adding that the officials assure to provide rupees 1.5 lack to the family of deceased lady and child.
When contacted Deputy Commissioner, Kathua Zahida Khan said the department is consolidating the figure from all part of the district and as soon as we collect the data we will send it to the Divisional Commissioner, Jammu for further process.
She further said that as per the rules the department will provide the compensation to the deserving persons.
Minister for Revenue and Relief, Raman Bhalla said that still the department in compiling the figures of effected people as soon as it will done we will proceed further.
JAMMU, Sept 01: Heavy rainfall in the Jammu region from the past some days have left with heavy loss of crops in the different part of the state.
Farmers claims that heavy rainfall has demolished all the crops, wiped the standing crops and consumed human lives, it is the lack of irrigational water in canals, shortage of seeds and fertilizers, long hours cuts of electricity which too hit them.
They have urged the government to frame a policy aimed at protecting the lives and crops of the farmers.
“The policy of discrimination towards farmers should be stopped and they should be treated equal in all matters and at all levels adequate facilities of education, health and transport to the villages are the basic need and they are deprived of that too” they said.
BJP leader Sat Sharma said that the state government is doing nothing to save the villages from heavy rain and floods.
“The state government claimed that funds have been utilized to protect the areas near river and canals by building protection walls but somehow left behind small parts due to which people suffers from heavy losses” added Sharma.
Whereas MLA Kathua Charanjeet Singh said that the administration is providing basic amenities to the effected people of the area.
MLA Basoli Jagdish Raj Sapolia said that the authorities has promised to give the compensation to the effected people adding that the officials assure to provide rupees 1.5 lack to the family of deceased lady and child.
When contacted Deputy Commissioner, Kathua Zahida Khan said the department is consolidating the figure from all part of the district and as soon as we collect the data we will send it to the Divisional Commissioner, Jammu for further process.
She further said that as per the rules the department will provide the compensation to the deserving persons.
Minister for Revenue and Relief, Raman Bhalla said that still the department in compiling the figures of effected people as soon as it will done we will proceed further.
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