Jammu Tawi, Nov 9: District Development Council (DDC) Member Suchetgarh, Taranjit Singh Tony has said that LG Administration is ditching farmers by not providing adequate and promised enhanced relief at par with Delhi government @Rs. 50000 per acre or on the pattern of Haryana and Punjab governments or as per the market rates. He has sought LG Manoj Sinha’s immediate intervention to get the relief increased and do justice to the hailstorm hit farmers.
DDC Member said “Compensation was to be paid to the farmers as per any of the aforesaid proposals which as per information available has not been taken into consideration at all. As per the unconfirmed information provided by Revenue authorities if a farmer has 80 Kanals of land there will be 20 per cent cut in compensation.” He appealed to the government to come clean and clear the mist regarding compensation to be paid to the hailstorm hit farmers.
He said he was surprised to know from the Revenue authorities that they do not have any information regarding the enhancement of relief which is quite meager amount @ Rs 600 per Kanal. He said that labour charges for clearing the damaged crop is Rs. 700 per Kanal. He asked the UT administration what kind of justice is this?
