Sidhu announces Rs 24 lakh to farmers who suffered crop damage by fire
Sunday, 23/04/2017
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Amritsar : Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday visited Othian village here, where wheat crop spread over 300 acres was destroyed in a fire, and announced a compensation of Rs 24 lakh from his own pocket to the affected farmers.
The fire occurred after a high-tension wire snapped during a storm, leading to a short circuit.
Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar, Kamaldeep Singh Sanga said, “The crop spread over 300 acres was damaged after a high tension wire fell in a field due to a storm.”
The MLA from Amritsar East said the farmers will be compensated at a rate of Rs 8,000 per acre.
“It adds up to Rs 24 lakh and I will pay from my personal funds. I do not want to put burden on the state exchequer,” he said.
