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Disaster-affected farmers in Mainpuri given compensation
After crop damage due to cyclone and heavy rains in Mainpuri, compensation was distributed to affected farmers.
In Mainpuri, after crop damage due to cyclone and heavy rains, compensation was distributed to affected farmers. In the program held at the tehsil headquarters following the live telecast of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's program, BJP district president Mamta Rajput and district magistrate Dr. Indramani Tripathi presented symbolic checks to affected farmers. District president Mamta Rajput said that the central and state governments are making efforts to strengthen farmers' economic condition and make agriculture profitable. Subsidies on modern agricultural techniques, improved seeds, and agricultural equipment are being made available to farmers. The district magistrate said that a survey was conducted by joint teams of the revenue and agriculture departments last month to assess crop damage due to cyclone and heavy rains. He said that the determined compensation amount was sent to the bank accounts of affected farmers through direct benefit transfer (DBT) within ten days. Symbolic checks were given to Sanjeev Kumar, Rekha, Suman Chauhan, Asit Kumar, Praveesh Kumar, Ramkishan, Siraj Ajiz, Yadaram, Ajay Kumar, and Sunil Kumar. According to administration, financial assistance of four lakh rupees each has already been provided to dependents of those who died in the disaster. Under the Chief Minister's housing scheme, pucca houses have been provided to homeless families, and relief money has been given to the owners of partially damaged houses according to rules. The program was live telecast in all the tehsils of the district. During this, additional district magistrate Shyam Pratap Singh, tehsildar Prakash Choudhary and other officials, as well as a large number of farmers, were present.