Rs10 crore for relief to Malwa farmers

Jaswinder Singh Baidwan

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Staff member
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today announced to release Rs10 crore for compensation to farmers who have uprooted their cotton crop damaged due to whitefly over an area of 11,780 acres in six districts of Malwa belt.
A decision to this effect was taken by Badal during a high-level meeting with a delegation of the Bharti Kissan Union (Sidhupur) led by its president Pishora Singh at Punjab Bhawan.
Badal was told by revenue officials that of 11,780 acres affected area, 5,000 acres was in Muktsar district, 3,727 Fazilka, 2,090 Bathinda, 539 Mansa, 398 Faridkot and 26 Barnala.
‘Finish girdawari by Sept 17’
Referring to the damage caused to the standing cotton crop due to whitefly, the Chief Minister asked the Revenue Department to complete girdawari in the affected districts by September 17.
Other crops to be covered
The Chief Minister directed the Revenue Department to cover other crops such as guar and vegetables that too were affected by whitefly for compensation on the similar pattern. Subsequently, after disposing of the objections raised by farmers in this regard, the revenue officials would release the compensation amount to the affected farmers as per the assessment report by the end of this month.
Relief to cultivators
The Chief Minister also told the Revenue Department officials to issue directions to make the payment of compensation directly to the cultivators in case land was given to the cultivators by the owners on lease/contract.
Pesticide dealers to face heat
The Chief Minister said anyone responsible for supplying pesticides and insecticides of spurious quality would not be spared. He informed the delegation that the state Police Department had already taken 208 samples of pesticides from the dealers in Malwa and an appropriate action would be taken against erring suppliers.
 
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