Lucknow: With 55 districts in Uttar Pradesh hit by untimely rains and hailstorm, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has declared a calamity and has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking Rs 1,000 crores to immediately provide relief to farmers.

The Chief Minister reviewed the prevailing situation on Monday and had said that a financial assistance of Rs five lakhs from the Chief Minister's fund will be provided to farmers who faced an unnatural death, an official spokesman said.