Dehradun, Aug. 24 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 22 Aug: State Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Ganesh Joshi today held a meeting with officials of the Agriculture and Horticulture Departments at his camp office to review the damage caused to farmers' crops due to excessive rainfall.

During the meeting, the Minister sought detailed information from the officials about the situation in the affected areas. He directed that farmers' problems must be resolved on a priority basis. He instructed department officials to conduct regular surveys of crop losses and send daily reports to the Ministry. The Minister emphasised that all necessary paperwork should be completed swiftly as per the Government of India's norms so that compensat...