Banks, states asked to help farmers in distress: Sinha

Last Updated: Friday, April 24, 2015, 17:05

The state-level bankers' committee and states have been asked to take immediate steps to mitigate the hardship of farmers following destruction of their crops by unseasonal rains and hailstorms, the government said on Friday.

Unseasonal rains damage 106.73 lakh hectares of rabi crops

Last Updated: Thursday, March 26, 2015, 19:50

Unseasonal rains and hailstorms during this month have damaged rabi (winter-sown) crops in 106.73 lakh hectares of area across 14 states as against the earlier estimates of 181 lakh hectares.

MP CM to meet PM over damage caused by hailstorms

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 13:26

Crops on 6.36 lakh hectare land and 6.20 lakh farmers have been affected by the recent hailstorms in the state, Chouhan told reporters here yesterday.

Hailstorms, rains lash Punjab, temperature drops by 4 degrees

Last Updated: Friday, October 22, 2010, 17:21

Hailstorms and rains disrupted normal life in several places in Punjab while temperature dropped sharply by four degress in the state and adjoining Haryana.