India, Sept. 8 -- The Punjab government will soon bring a policy allowing farmers in flood-affected areas to remove and sell the sand deposited on their fields by floodwaters, AAP's Punjab affairs in-charge Manish Sisodia announced on Sunday.

Addressing a press conference here, Sisodia said the unprecedented floods have not only destroyed the kharif crop of farmers in the state but also got them worried about the upcoming rabi season crops, as vast amounts of silt and sand deposited on their agricultural fields. "There has been massive devastation and this urgent policy will provide a big relief to farmers by ensuring that agricultural activities resume without delay," said the AAP leader after touring several flood-hit districts.

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