Excelsior Correspondent
RAMGARH, Oct 17: Apni Party provincial president Jammu and former Minister, Manjit Singh has taken stock of losses suffered by farmers and others following heavy downpour in Ramgarh and its adjoining areas.
Manjit accompanied by prominent people and farmers visited flood prone areas and reviewed the situation that has affected the normal life of people following heavy rainfall from the last 24 hours.
“The farmers have suffered losses running in lakhs after their basmati rice harvest was destroyed in rainfall and windstorm,” he claimed after listening grievances of farmers and other villagers along the water bodies in Ramgarh.
Singh demanded construction of strong concrete Bandh along the rivers and other water bodies to avoid any further damage to property and agricultural fields.
As far the damages to the basmati rice harvest in Jammu plains including Ramgarh is concerned, he said that authorities are yet to respond to the reports of damages to the basmati rice crop because the field survey appears to have not been conducted.
“There is a need to conduct extensive field surveys to prepare compensation amounts that would be handed over to the farmers whose world famous basmati rice harvest has been damaged,” he demanded appealing to the LG Government to direct district administrations in Jammu, Samba and Kathua to assess losses to the property and electricity poles due to heavy rains in these districts.
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