Dehradun: Citing drought-like conditions in most of the hilly districts of Uttarakhand, Chief Minister B C Khanduri has urged Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to send a team to the state to assess the situation.
"The Chief Minister has written a letter to the Union Agriculture Minister requesting him to send a central team to assess the situation regarding the drought-like conditions prevailing in the state," said Subhash Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister.
The states get assistance from the centre only on the basis of the report of the central team, Kumar said.
He said that the preliminary reports are suggesting that more than 85 per cent of crops have dried in at least 34 tehsils of the state which is an alarming situation.
Very less rainfall has been recorded since November last year in the state where irrigation mainly depends on rains only.
Kumar said that Khanduri has also ordered to stop the recovery of dues from the farmers in the 34 tehsils, which are reeling under drought conditions.
The Chief Minister has also directed the banks not to act against farmers who are yet to repay their loans.
Source: http://www.samaylive.com/news/khanduri-wants-a-central-team-to-asses-drought/608471.html
"The Chief Minister has written a letter to the Union Agriculture Minister requesting him to send a central team to assess the situation regarding the drought-like conditions prevailing in the state," said Subhash Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister.
The states get assistance from the centre only on the basis of the report of the central team, Kumar said.
He said that the preliminary reports are suggesting that more than 85 per cent of crops have dried in at least 34 tehsils of the state which is an alarming situation.
Very less rainfall has been recorded since November last year in the state where irrigation mainly depends on rains only.
Kumar said that Khanduri has also ordered to stop the recovery of dues from the farmers in the 34 tehsils, which are reeling under drought conditions.
The Chief Minister has also directed the banks not to act against farmers who are yet to repay their loans.
Source: http://www.samaylive.com/news/khanduri-wants-a-central-team-to-asses-drought/608471.html
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