The Punjab Cabinet on Monday decided to give a compensation of Rs 20,000 per acre for crop damage caused by floods in the state. (Pics/PTI)
The Cabinet also gave the nod to a scheme — 'Jisda Khet, Usdi Ret' — whereby farmers will be allowed to extract and sell sand deposited in their fields after floods.
The decisions in this regard were taken in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann from a hospital in Mohali, where he was admitted after complaining of exhaustion and a low heart rate.
Farmers in flood-hit areas had expressed concern over the accumulation of sand, which came along with flood waters, in their agricultural fields.
As far as crop damage caused by the deluge is concerned, Mann said the state government will give a compensation of Rs 20,000 per acre to affected farmers.
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann said, "A survey will be conducted of government properties, including schools, colleges, electric poles, grids, etc., that have been damaged in the floods."
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