Relief package for rain-hit farmers demanded

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 17: All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference General Sectary and Sarpanch Gandli Panchyat, Block R.S Pura, Gurdeep Singh Saini has expressed concern on over the damage caused to the paddy crops in Jammu region due to heavy rainfall and demanded a special relief package for the affected farmers. “The paddy crops have suffered heavy damage due to heavy rains in the entire paddy growing border belt of Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts and several other parts of Jammu region,” he said.
Saini urged the administration to immediately assess the overall damage and announce an adequate special relief package for the affected farmers.