Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announces Rs 300 cr relief package for flood-hit farmers

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday anunced a special pack worth Rs 300 crores to provide relief to flood-affected farmers. Chief Minister's Office has informed that an agriculture input subsidy will be provided to small and marginal farmers which shall t be less than Rs 2,000 for perennial crops and Rs 1,000 for or crops. Under pack, 20,000 pulse seed mini-kits will be provided to flood-affected farmers. 

"60,000 acres of demonstration programmes of different crops will be taken up in affected districts in ensuing Rabi season. 2,000 pump sets shall be provided with 50% subsidy limited to a maximum of Rs 15,000. 5,000 power sprayers will be me available to flood-affected farmers at a subsidy of 50 per cent limited to a maximum of Rs 3,000 for battery operated sprayers and Rs 600 for hand-operated sprayers," CMO release re. 

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Meanwhile, one lakh farmers will be provided with vegetable kits involving seeds of Palak, Beans, Cowpea, Tomato, Chilli and Rish at Rs 130 per kit, moreover, 75,000 farmers will be provided with 10 numbers of quick growing fruit species like Papaya, Banana and Drumstick at Rs 160 per kit for affected farmers. Rs 500 per unit will be provided for she net/thatched structure for revayion of 10,000 mushroom units affected for livelihood support. 

Odisha floods

Over 10,000 houses have been damd in flood-related incidents in Odisha while around 2,000 people h been shifted to flood relief centres. A total of 14,32,701 people are affected due to floods in 3,256 vills of 20 districts, Odisha government h said. As per reports, 17 people have also lost ir lives due to natural disaster. floods, which wreaked havoc in state last month, affected 20 districts wich includes - Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Bhrak, Boudh, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Khordha, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Nuapa, Puri, Sambalpur, Subarnapur and Sundargarh.

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