Overview
- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel ordered ground assessments to be completed within three days and directed district collectors to expedite reports.
- MSP procurement for groundnut, moong, soybean and urad was cancelled after harvest-time rains damaged Kharif crops across multiple districts.
- Patel said a relief package will be announced soon, with ministers conducting site visits and the administration reviewing insurance and assistance mechanisms.
- In Madhya Pradesh, high winds and unseasonal rain damaged paddy and other Kharif crops, prompting instructions for quick surveys and compensation processes.
- In Uttar Pradesh, about 20 districts were reported worst affected as joint agriculture and revenue teams conduct field surveys, with officials noting compensation will follow assessments and warning of delays to Rabi sowing.