Floods wipe out crops worth Rs 365 cr in Jammu
20 Sept 2014 6:12 AM IST
As the flood waters recede, a grim picture emerges from the agriculture sector in Jammu where the deluge has washed away crops worth Rs 365 crore and 13,000 hectares of cultivable land.
While the Maize crop suffered Rs 248 crore damage, rice/paddy crops suffered a loss of Rs 48 crore followed by Rs 40 crore loss to vegetable crops besides damage to pulses and saffron.
‘Loss of 365 crore has been caused to crops in Jammu region in the flash floods’, director, agriculture, Jammu, S S Jamwal said.
He said an elaborate report has been submitted to the government on the basis of the preliminary assessment done across the region.
Jamwal, who himself led teams of the Department of Agriculture to assess the losses caused to crops and farm lands, said 13,000 hectares of agriculture land has been washed away in the floods.
Tawi, Basantar and Devak rivers have changed courses at places resulting in major damage to huge chunks of agriculture land in Niki Tawi and Ramgarh belts of Jammu and Samba districts.
While the Maize crop suffered Rs 248 crore damage, rice/paddy crops suffered a loss of Rs 48 crore followed by Rs 40 crore loss to vegetable crops besides damage to pulses and saffron.
‘Loss of 365 crore has been caused to crops in Jammu region in the flash floods’, director, agriculture, Jammu, S S Jamwal said.
He said an elaborate report has been submitted to the government on the basis of the preliminary assessment done across the region.
Jamwal, who himself led teams of the Department of Agriculture to assess the losses caused to crops and farm lands, said 13,000 hectares of agriculture land has been washed away in the floods.
Tawi, Basantar and Devak rivers have changed courses at places resulting in major damage to huge chunks of agriculture land in Niki Tawi and Ramgarh belts of Jammu and Samba districts.
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