Assam: Crops worth Rs 1,000 crore damaged in floods

Guwahati: The Assam government on Tuesday confirmed in the Assembly that crops valued at around Rs 1,000 crore had been damaged during the devastating flood this year, which has affected 2.8 lakh hectares of farmland across the state.

Replying to a query by AGP MLA Pabindra Deka in the state assembly, Agriculture Minister Atul Bora informed that a huge amount of crops of different varieties approximately spread out across 2.8 lakh hectares of land were damaged due to the deluge since April.

Bora during the address said that the exact amount of loss will be known after the disaster management bodies complete the assessment of the damage. However, he guessed that the loss will be around Rs 1,000 crore. To mitigate the crisis of farmers, three proposals worth Rs 139.64 crore, Rs 45.39 crore and Rs 38.43 crore have been submitted, he stated

However, the government has not taken any decision on waiving loans taken by farmers, Bora said, replying to a separate query by AIUDF MLA Sahab Uddin Ahmed.

It is to be mentioned that over 56.9 lakh people have been affected in 30 districts of Assam due to floods whereas 113 people have lost their lives this year.

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