Preliminary estimates suggest that over 3 to 4 lakh hectares of standing crops may have been damaged due to unseasonal rain. The agriculture minister has ordered a state-wide survey to assess the damage and affected farmers will be compensated as per the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) norms.
India News: During a visit to Shirdi, PM Narendra Modi indirectly criticized NCP chief Sharad Pawar's past performance as Union agriculture minister, stating that
Mandya: Within three months of Congress coming to power in the state, agriculture minister N Chaluvarayaswamy has locked horns with JD(S) leader and f.