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Copious rains: CM Bommai instructs officials to immediately transfer crop loss compensation into farmers' accounts

Copious rains: CM Bommai instructs officials to immediately transfer crop loss compensation into farmers' accounts

Bengaluru, Nov 22 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said officials have been instructed to transfer compensation amount immediately into the accounts of affected farmers, who lost their standing crops due to incessant rains across the state.
"GPS-based survey of the destruction is on and the details were being uploaded to the Relief App. Officials have been instructed to transfer the compensation amount to affected farmers' accounts immediately after accessing the details," he told reporters during his visit to rain-affected areas of Kolar district.
Bommai, who started from Narasapur, said extensive damage has been caused to ragi, vegetables, horticulture and floriculture crops. Flood waters from the Mudavadi irrigation tank have cut-off road connectivity in the area and about 790 houses have been completely or extensively damaged, he said.

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