M.P. CM announces crop loss survey, financial aid for farmers in rain deficit Alirajpur district

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday announced a crop loss survey in Alirajpur to provide financial assistance to the farmers in the State’s worst rain-deficit district.

Addressing a Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas programme, marking the birth anniversary of tribal icon Birsa Munda, in Jhobat, the CM announced he was issuing instructions to the District Collector to begin the survey and provide aid to farmers affected by rain deficiency.

“I am issuing directions to the Collector to conduct a survey and help them as per the Revenue Book Circular (RBC) 6-4. You will get money in your accounts from the government,” he said.

At least 11 districts of Madhya Pradesh have experienced severe rainfall deficit, with those in the Nimar and Malwa regions being the worst hit. It severely impacted kharif crops like soybean. Alirajpur, that falls under the Nimar region, recorded nearly 52% lower rainfall than normal. The government, though, has not announced such surveys in other affected districts, even as officials claim that discussions on relief measures are going on.

Earlier in the day, Chief Minister and Governor Mangubhai Patel inaugurated ₹1,353.18 crore Dahi Micro Lift Irrigation Project in Dhar’s Dahi, which aims to provide irrigation through Narmada water to 47,000 hectares of agricultural land across 84 villages in Dhar and and 42 in Alirajpur districts. According to government officials, about a lakh farmers are likely to benefit directly from the project’s permanent irrigation facility.

Last month, Mr. Yadav had launched another micro-lift irrigation project worth around ₹2,400-crore in Dhar’s Sardarpur.