Chandigarh, March 4 -- The Haryana government on Monday opened the e-Kshatipurti (compensation) web portal to allow farmers affected by recent unseasonal rains and hailstorms to submit claims for damages to their Rabi crops on February 28 and March 1.

In a communication to the deputy commissioners of ten districts, financial commissioner revenue (FCR), Sumita Misra, said that after assessing the impact of the adverse weather conditions, the state government has decided to open the portal for 615 affected villages until March 20 to facilitate the claim submission process efficiently.

Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini had earlier directed all district deputy commissioners to collect data on crop losses for timely action. The survey identif...