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Hooda Presses Centre for Special Haryana Flood Relief Citing Massive Crop Loss

He calls the state's payouts inadequate, urging higher per-acre compensation.

Hooda said announcing only ₹7,000- ₹15,000 compensation per acre is akin to making a mockery of farmers as standing crops of the farmers have been destroyed.

Overview

  • Former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda asked the Union government to announce a special relief package for Haryana after recent floods.
  • He claimed 14 lakh acres of crops were destroyed and 5,200 villages were affected, with damage to houses, shops and other buildings.
  • He criticized the state’s compensation of ₹7,000–₹15,000 per acre as insufficient and proposed ₹50,000–₹60,000 per acre for farmers.
  • He said the government has not declared Haryana flood-affected and should formally seek assistance from the Centre.
  • He urged an immediate special girdawari for loss assessment and said the portal-based process delays aid, with state Congress chief Udai Bhan backing the demand.