Pb govt to assess damage to wheat crop due to hailstorm, rain

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today directed Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to assess the damage caused to wheat crop in the state due to hailstorm and unseasonal rain.
"The Chief Minister has directed all DCs to get the losses incurred by the farmers ascertained immediately to ensure adequate and timely compensation for them," an official spokesman said here.
The DCs have been instructed to initiate the assessment process, particularly in regions from where reports of damage to the Rabi wheat crop have been received, he said.
The state government is committed to adequately compensate the farmers for any losses due to vagaries of the weather, the spokesman said.

For the past couple of days Punjab is witnessing inclement weather.