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  •  Gujarat govt announces relief package for farmers in districts affected by Narmada river flooding

    By PTI

    AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat government Saturday announced a special relief package for farmers hit by an overflowing Narmada river in Bharuch, Narmada and Vadodara districts between September 16 and September 18.

    Based on a report on the estimated damages caused to standing crops in the three districts due to flooding caused by the river, the government has decided to provide a special relief package from the state budget in addition to the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to help farmers against their losses, it said.

    The government said that the benefit of the package will be given to farmers who have incurred 33 per cent or more loss of agricultural and horticultural crops for the kharif season 2023-24 in the villages declared as affected by the district administration, subject to a cap of two hectares.

    For non-irrigated agricultural crops, affected farmers will get a relief package of Rs 8,500 per hectare as per the SDRF norms.

    For irrigated agriculture and rainfed horticulture crops, they will get Rs 8,000 in addition to Rs 17,000 per hectare as per SDRF norms, it said.

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    For perennial crops, the assistance will be Rs 15,000 per hectare in addition to Rs 22,500 paid as per the SDRF norms.

    Similarly, for 33 per cent or more of perennial horticultural crops uprooted or fallen per hectare, the farmers will be eligible for an assistance of Rs 1,02,500 in addition to Rs 22,500 paid as per SDRF norms, it said.

    Those affected farmers who want to avail of the assistance package have to apply online on the ‘Digital Gujarat Portal’ by October 31, 2023, the government said.

    Assistance under this special relief package and other ancillary payments will be made through direct benefit transfer (DBT) into the bank account of the beneficiaries, it said.

    Several areas in Gujarat were inundated due to heavy rains in the upper reaches of Narmada and the release of a massive amount of water from the Sardar Sarovar dam last week.

    Congress has called it a “man-made disaster” and demanded an investigation by a special investigation team (SIT) into the management of the dam apart from assistance to affected people.

    AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat government Saturday announced a special relief package for farmers hit by an overflowing Narmada river in Bharuch, Narmada and Vadodara districts between September 16 and September 18.

    Based on a report on the estimated damages caused to standing crops in the three districts due to flooding caused by the river, the government has decided to provide a special relief package from the state budget in addition to the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to help farmers against their losses, it said.

    The government said that the benefit of the package will be given to farmers who have incurred 33 per cent or more loss of agricultural and horticultural crops for the kharif season 2023-24 in the villages declared as affected by the district administration, subject to a cap of two hectares.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    For non-irrigated agricultural crops, affected farmers will get a relief package of Rs 8,500 per hectare as per the SDRF norms.

    For irrigated agriculture and rainfed horticulture crops, they will get Rs 8,000 in addition to Rs 17,000 per hectare as per SDRF norms, it said.

    ALSO READ | Heavy rain batters Guj, Narmada dam water discharge causes flooding; 9,600 shifted to safety

    For perennial crops, the assistance will be Rs 15,000 per hectare in addition to Rs 22,500 paid as per the SDRF norms.

    Similarly, for 33 per cent or more of perennial horticultural crops uprooted or fallen per hectare, the farmers will be eligible for an assistance of Rs 1,02,500 in addition to Rs 22,500 paid as per SDRF norms, it said.

    Those affected farmers who want to avail of the assistance package have to apply online on the ‘Digital Gujarat Portal’ by October 31, 2023, the government said.

    Assistance under this special relief package and other ancillary payments will be made through direct benefit transfer (DBT) into the bank account of the beneficiaries, it said.

    Several areas in Gujarat were inundated due to heavy rains in the upper reaches of Narmada and the release of a massive amount of water from the Sardar Sarovar dam last week.

    Congress has called it a “man-made disaster” and demanded an investigation by a special investigation team (SIT) into the management of the dam apart from assistance to affected people.

  • 12 killed as Maharashtra-bound bus falls into Narmada river in MP

    By PTI

    BHOPAL: At least 12 passengers were killed after their bus heading towards Maharashtra fell into the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district on Monday, a senior government official said.

    Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said 15 people were rescued.

    Twelve people had boarded the bus in Indore, he told reporters in Bhopal.

    The bus, belonging to the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), was believed to be carrying 30 to 32 people, another official said.

    The bus broke the railing of a bridge on the National Highway No.3 (Agra-Mumbai road), situated close to Dhar and Khargone borders, and then fell into the river, he said.

    The bus left from MP’s Indore city in the morning and was heading to Jalgaon district in Maharashtra, MSRTC officials said.

    Twelve bodies have been retrieved from the bus, MP Home Department’s Additional Chief Secretary Dr Rajesh Rajora told PTI.

    The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has rushed to the spot, he added.

    After getting information, Indore Divisional Commissioner (Revenue) Pawan Kumar Sharma instructed the Khargone and Dhar collectors to rush to the spot to launch a rescue operation, officials said.

    The river current was strong, Mishra said, adding that the rescue operation was on.

    The ill-fated bus was from the Amalner depot in Jalgaon district, MSRTC officials said.

    The bus departed from Indore city around 7.30 am and was going to Amalner, they said.

    Officials concerned from Jalgaon rushed to the accident spot.

    The MSRTC officials said they were in touch with the local administration which was conducting the search and rescue work at the spot.

    BHOPAL: At least 12 passengers were killed after their bus heading towards Maharashtra fell into the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district on Monday, a senior government official said.

    Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said 15 people were rescued.

    Twelve people had boarded the bus in Indore, he told reporters in Bhopal.

    The bus, belonging to the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), was believed to be carrying 30 to 32 people, another official said.

    The bus broke the railing of a bridge on the National Highway No.3 (Agra-Mumbai road), situated close to Dhar and Khargone borders, and then fell into the river, he said.

    The bus left from MP’s Indore city in the morning and was heading to Jalgaon district in Maharashtra, MSRTC officials said.

    Twelve bodies have been retrieved from the bus, MP Home Department’s Additional Chief Secretary Dr Rajesh Rajora told PTI.

    The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has rushed to the spot, he added.

    After getting information, Indore Divisional Commissioner (Revenue) Pawan Kumar Sharma instructed the Khargone and Dhar collectors to rush to the spot to launch a rescue operation, officials said.

    The river current was strong, Mishra said, adding that the rescue operation was on.

    The ill-fated bus was from the Amalner depot in Jalgaon district, MSRTC officials said.

    The bus departed from Indore city around 7.30 am and was going to Amalner, they said.

    Officials concerned from Jalgaon rushed to the accident spot.

    The MSRTC officials said they were in touch with the local administration which was conducting the search and rescue work at the spot.