Dehradun, July 12 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

DEHRADUN, 11 Jul: During the current financial year, unseasonal rains and hailstorms have caused damage to crops in Uttarakhand. Under the Agriculture Department, damage has been reported on 0.006 hectares of land due to landslides in Bageshwar district. Similarly, as per data recorded by the Horticulture Department, an estimated 4,773 hectares have been affected during this fiscal year.

The damage in both departments falls under the category of more than 33 percent loss, making it eligible for compensation under the Disaster Management Act. Joint teams of departmental and revenue officials are swiftly assessing the crop loss. Based on this assessment, the process of compensation is underway, and...