Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 13: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded compensation to the farmers whose crop has been damaged due to recent hailstorms in Kund, Devsar.
Senior PDP leader Mohammad Sartaj Madni said in a statement that the recent hailstorm has wrecked havoc in Kund area of Devsar, damaging crops and orchards at large scale.
He said that it is high time for the Government to not only compensate the farmers who have incurred huge losses but also come up with a comprehensive road map so that the farming community in the State is financially secured and its crops are insured for future.
Madni said, the farmers affected by the hailstorms should be given proper compensation without further delay as they are passing through a difficult financial condition.
He said that the Government must come up with a disaster mitigation plan so that in future if any nature’s fury occurs, the farmers aren’t made to suffer and bear the brunt of untimely whiteouts or destructive storms.
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