LUCKNOW, May 1 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday directed officers to provide compensation to people affected by loss of life, livestock, the injured, disaster-affected people and farmers, emphasising that negligence will not be tolerated at any level in providing compensation. Departments and insurance companies should conduct a proper joint survey of crop damage and inform the government. The relief fund should be released to the affected people through a transparent process, he said. On the direction of the CM, the administration expedited the process of providing relief to farmers affected by recent adverse weather conditions, including storms, fires, hailstorms and excessive rainfall, said a state government spokesperson. Officers were asked to remain active in the field, conduct rapid assessment of crop damage and ensure prompt distribution of relief to famers. According to the state government, in 2026-27, fire incidents damaged crops in eight districts - Barabanki, Ballia, Banda, Maharajganj, Mathura, Pilibhit, Rampur, and Sonbhadra; crops on 111.134 hectares land were damaged. Out of 668 farmers whose crops were damaged, the district administration provided relief to 51 farmers by distributing relief amount of Rs.1,81,963. Meanwhile, hailstorms damaged crops over 38,369.72 hectares in 13 districts, including Mathura, Jalaun, Hardoi, Bulandshahr, and Unnao. htc...