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    Heavy snowfall caused Rs. 500cr-loss to crops, assesses J&K government

    Heavy snowfall caused Rs. 500cr-loss to crops, assesses J&K government
    Written by Ramya Patelkhana
    Nov 07, 2018, 12:47 pm 2 min read
    Heavy snowfall caused Rs. 500cr-loss to crops, assesses J&K government

    The Jammu & Kashmir Government on Tuesday assessed Rs. 500 crore losses to the state's agriculture and horticulture sectors due to the recent heavy snowfall and urged the Center to provide relief to the affected farmers. Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam urged the central government to depute a team to J&K to assess the damages caused by heavy snowfall, an official spokesman said. Here's more.

    Extent of damage huge; J&K needs assistance from Center: Subrahmanyam

    In a communication addressed to Union Secretary, Department of Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Subrahmanyam said the extent of damage was so huge that J&K needed assistance from the Center. He said under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) guidelines, a meager amount of relief is admissible on account of damages and losses to crops which is "not sufficient to compensate the affected farmers."

    53,000 hectares of horticulture, 9,000 hectares agricultural crops severely damaged

    "As per the preliminary assessment done by the state government's field agencies, nearly 53,000 hectares of horticulture and 9,000 hectares of agriculture crops have been severely damaged and the tentative losses are estimated at over Rs. 500 crore," Chief Secretary Subrahmanyam said. The official said unprecedented snowfall on November 3 and 4 had caused colossal damage to apple crops.

    Assess damage and losses incurred by farming community: Subrahmanyam

    "In this backdrop, I would request you to kindly depute a team to the state to assess the damage and losses incurred by the farming community so that they can be adequately compensated," read Subrahmanyam's communication to the Center.

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