CENTRAL TEAM TO ASSESS DROUGHT SITUATION IN MAHARASHTRA
The Chief Minister of Maharashtra,
Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh today met the Union Agriculture Minister,
Shri Ajit Singh here and requested for assistance from the Calamity
Relief Fund (CRF) and National Contingency Calamity Fund (NCCF)
for the drought affected villages of the State. Shri Deshmukh
told Shri Singh that due to long dry spells and erratic Monsoon
drought like situation has developed in about 7500 villages of
16 districts in the State. The State Government has undertaken
relief measures in these villages, he said. Shri Ajit Singh told
the Chief Minister that the Centre will send a team to assess
the situation in the drought affected areas and then accordingly
make recommendations for assistance.
Shri Deshmukh also urged upon Shri
Ajit Singh to direct General Insurance Corporation to reimburse
compensation under the National Agriculture Insurance Scheme to
the farmers of the drought affected areas who have lost their
crops. He was assured that the Centre would ask the Insurance
Corporation to quickly compensate the farmers.
