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Punjab govt announces Rs 416 cr package for cotton crop damage

Chandigarh, Oct 30 (UNI) To provide relief to the farmers and laborers of the cotton belt, the Punjab government has announced to release the grant of over Rs 416 crore to compensate the damage of crops due to pink bollworm attack.
The announcement has been made by Revenue and Rehabilitation Minister Aruna Chaudhary and Agriculture Minister Randeep Singh Nabha in a joint press conference here on Saturday.
Both the Ministers said that the pink bollworm had caused severe damage to cotton crops in Mansa, Sangrur, Bathinda, Sri Muktsar Sahib and Barnala districts and to compensate these farmers their government is releasing an amount of Rs 4,16,18,07,828.
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