New Delhi, April 19 -- Following damage to crops resulting from unseasonal rain and winds, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday called for an urgent meeting of the Disaster Management Committee to assess the extent of the losses.
High-speed winds and rainfall on April 16-17 caused damage to the Rabi crops in the state and the Chief Minister had on Wednesday ordered a special girdawari to ascertain the damage.
Harvesting of wheat had already started in most parts of the agrarian state when the inclement weather hit the state.
The Chief Minister asked the state's Chief Secretary to issue detailed guidelines to the deputy commissioner's (DCs) to enable completion of the special girdawari on a priority basis.
Reviewing the situ...