Wheat at Rs one/kg for MP farmers hit by rain, hailstorm

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Press Trust of India Bhopal
Last Updated : Feb 28 2014 | 1:20 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that wheat at Rs one per kg will be provided for eight months to farmers who have suffered over 50 per cent crop-loss due to rain and hailstorm in the state.
The Chief Minister who visited hailstorm-affected Rehti, Nasrullahganj and Ashta including Chakaldi, Kothar Pipaliya, Kankariya, Harmau, Suned, Ladkui, Bhadakui, Gularpura and Kanyakhedi yesterday in Sehore district also took stock of the damaged crops and held discussions with hailstorm-hit farmers.
Consoling farmers, Chouhan said that the state government will provide them all possible help.
Hundreds of villages in 40 districts of the state have been affected by this natural calamity and for this necessary instructions have been given to field staff.
The field staff will survey every single field and ensure payment of proper relief and crop insurance amount to affected farmers, Chouhan said.
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First Published: Feb 28 2014 | 1:20 PM IST

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