India, Oct. 1 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday announced that the state government would release compensation for farmers by Diwali for the losses incurred due to damage to crops during the recent heavy rain and floods.

Addressing a press conference in Chandigarh, Saini said that the government had opened its e-Kshatipurti portal till September 15 to register damage to crops due to waterlogging.

"A total of 5.37 lakh farmers from 6,397 villages registered details of 31 lakh acres of affected farmland. In areas where crops have been damaged due to waterlogging, farmers will receive compensation after due verification up to Rs.15,000/acre," he said, adding that to assess crop losses a special girdawari (field surve...