Leader of the Opposition in the Haryana Assembly, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, on Friday expressed concern over inadequate arrangements by the State government for the safety of wheat crop, harvesting of which is in full swing.
Mr. Hooda said that hundreds of acres of wheat crop were destroyed in fire incidents in Rohtak’s Makdauli, Rithal, Basantpur, Brahmanwas, Dhamad, Khidwali, Nidana, Samargopalpur, Kharavad, Needana, Bahu Akbarpur and Sisar villages recently, Similarly, several acres of crops of farmers were destroyed in different districts, including Hisar, Jind, Jhajjar and Fatehabad, he added.
“Fire broke out in many places due to yesterday’s (April 14) thunderstorm, short circuit and other reasons. In such a situation, efforts should be made to increase awareness among farmers and general public by the government. Farmers need to be more careful about this,” he said. He demanded a compensation of at least ₹25,000 per acre to the farmers affected by the fire incidents.
