Chandigarh, Sept. 4 -- Union agriculture and farmer welfare minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will visit Punjab on Thursday to assess the damage to crops as floods wreak havoc in several parts of the state. All eyes will be on the Union minister's visit, with the state government and affected farmers hoping for relief from the Centre to come out of this distress. CM Bhagwant Mann has already demanded at least Rs.50,000 per acre for the affected farmers from the Centre. The chief minister has also written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking enhancement of ex gratia payments for disaster victims. The agriculture minister announced his planned visit to Punjab in a post on 'X'. "Today, I discussed the flood situation in Punjab, caused by heavy rainfall, with the governor, chief minister and agriculture minister of the state. I will be reaching Punjab tomorrow morning," said Chouhan. According to the official programme of the Union minister, he will arrive at Amritsar Airport at 9.30 am, from where he will visit Ghonewal village in Amritsar district, and interact with the affected families and the farmers. According to senior government functionaries in Punjab, Chouhan will be accompanied by Punjab agriculture minister Gurmeet Khudian. Chouhan will then go to Dharamkot Randhawa village and Behrampur village in Gurdaspur, before travelling to Begowal in Kapurthala district. He will return to Amritsar in the evening and address a press conference. He will hold a meeting with the administration. CM Mann is likely to accompany the minister here....