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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.

    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.

    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.

  • BJP leader Pankaja Munde demands relief package for flood-hit Marathwada

    By PTI

    AURANGABAD: BJP national Secretary Pankaja Munde on Thursday demanded that the Maharashtra government declare a relief package for the Marathwada region where heavy rains and floods wreaked havoc earlier this week.

    She also took a swipe at NCP minister and her estranged cousin Dhananjay Munde for `not visiting’ his home district of Beed immediately.

    “Immediate aid should be declared for Marathwada in the form of a package. It should not be limited to only farmers but cover the losses on account of land erosion, damaged roads and cattle deaths too,” she said, speaking to a Marathi news channel at Beed. 

    “If relief is to be given immediately, the administration must move fast. The role of guardian ministers is to convey every small problem (from their respective districts) to the cabinet. But the guardian minister of Beed (Dhananjay Munde) went to meet farmers only after we reached the area,” she claimed.

    NCP leaders were busy with their `Samvad yatras’ (outreach campaigns) when the region was reeling under heavy rains, she alleged.

    Farmers have not got crop insurance or any other aid for the last two years, the BJP leader claimed.

    “The administration can do ‘Najar Panchanama’ (preparation of loss estimate by inspecting the site) and give aid to farmers. Detailed surveys can be conducted later,” she said.