Incessant rain damages crop

GurbaxpuriTarn Taran August 22The non-stop rain caused remarkable damage to early varieties of paddy and vegetables in different parts of the district on SundayThe authorities recorded 2mm rainfall in Tarn Taran 3 mm in Khadoor Sahib and 22mm in PattiThe administration failed to provide information of Gandiwind Chohla Sahib Bhikhiwind Khemkaran Valtoha and other areasChief Agriculture Officer Kuljit Singh Saini said crop on 20 hectares was destroyed in Naushehra Pannuan and 27 hectares in Chohla Sahib However farmers challenged the claim of the Agriculture Department and said the crop loss was much higherYadwinder Singh of Palasaur village said early paddy variety on his 15 acres was badly damagedSimilar was the position of hundreds of other farmers who take three crops in a year in Khadoor Sahib Fatehabad Kang Naurangabad and Dinewal Vegetable crops too sufered extensive damage due to the heavy rain todayKanwalpreet Singh Pannu a farm leader urged the authorities to conduct special girdawari to access crop loss