Odisha Authorities seeks studies from Collectors on crop harm because of unseasonal rain

“The Odisha Authorities has requested Collectors of a number of districts to evaluate harm to crops owing to unseasonal rain within the State and submit studies on the earliest,” a Minister stated.

Unseasonal rain owing to a despair lashed a number of elements of the State from December 20 to 22, inflicting harm to standing crops in a number of coastal and inside districts.

Talking to media individuals, Income and Catastrophe Administration Minister Suresh Pujari on Sunday (December 22, 2024) stated, “Collectors of the affected districts have been requested to hold out a correct evaluation of the broken crops because of the unseasonal rainfall.” “The sphere-level income officers will conduct the evaluation after the rain subsides,” he stated.

The Minister assured the affected farmers that the State Authorities would offer ample compensation for the crop loss and lengthen assist for the sale of the remaining produce.

An official assertion stated that the numerous coastal and inside districts comparable to Angul, Balasore, Bhadrak, Boudh, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Deogarh, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kandhamal, Kendrapada, Keonjhar, Khurda, Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Nawrangpur, Nayagarh, Puri and Raygada have sustained crop loss during the last two days.

“About 15 lakh farmers from these districts have been enrolled beneath the insurance coverage scheme. The farmers who’ve insured their Kharif crops beneath the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (Kharif – 2024) are required to report lack of their harvested crops for claiming insurance coverage compensation. Farmers can add the knowledge on crop loss utilizing the ‘Krishi Rakshak‘ app inside 72 hours of the crop loss or intimate by way of the helpline 14447,” the federal government stated.

In the meantime, farmers in Ganjam district demanded rest of the paddy procurement norms in order that they’ll be capable to promote their produce to the federal government.

“Cultivators, who’ve harvested the crop and stocked it within the area for processing, have been affected because of the premature rain,” farmers’ organisation Rushikulya Rait Mahasabha secretary Simanchal Nahak stated.

“We concern their merchandise may be rejected owing to moisture content material. We demanded rest of the truthful common high quality (FAQ) norms of paddy on buy by the federal government,” stated Sameer Pradhan, a farmer of Takarada in Sheragada block.

A number of farmers have additionally demanded compensation for his or her lack of crops through the go to of State’s Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena in Rangeilunda block. He has visited a number of villages and mentioned with the farmers.

“Because the Ganjam district administration has began the evaluation of the harm, it stopped paddy procurement for now. The authorities will submit its report back to the federal government in seven days,” an official stated.

“The federal government will take applicable motion to assist the affected farmers”, the Minister stated. “The administration had earlier determined to begin the procurement of paddy from Monday (December 23, 2024) and now rescheduled it to January 3,” the official stated.

“Chief District Agriculture Officer (CDAO) R.N. Panda stated the joint survey carried out by the agriculture, horticulture and income employees, has already began from Sunday (December 22, 2024) to evaluate the precise harm. The survey can be accomplished this month,” he stated.