Flood-affected farmers likely to get relief in couple of days: Agri min

Replying to a query regarding erstwhile volition the authorities authorities supply alleviation to the farmers affected by the caller floods, Patel said, “Farmers volition get bully quality (related to the alleviation bundle for the losses sustained successful flooding) successful a time oregon two.”

In August, respective districts successful Gujarat had witnessed precise dense rainfall triggering floods and causing dense losses. Following the flooding, a cardinal authorities squad had besides visited the authorities to survey the grade of damage.

During the function, the agriculture curate informed that the cardinal authorities is going to commencement procurement of fabric from farmers done Cotton Corporation of India astatine a minimum enactment price (MSP) from October 1. This procurement, helium added, “will beryllium done from 13 centres being acceptable up successful the state”.

He said  likewise procurement of groundnut volition besides beryllium done erstwhile the Centre takes a determination connected the full quantity of groundnut to beryllium procured from Gujarat.

Patel besides addressed the AGM of the federation successful which helium highlighted the important relation that the cooperatives of assistance irrigation could play successful making farmers prosperous. Despite galore authorities schemes, the husbandman is not getting desired prosperity owing to dependence connected quality and rain, helium said. In specified a situation, helium added, if the irrigation web could beryllium expanded, past farmers tin go “prosperous and happy”.