Team Herald
Margao: The Agriculture Department after conducting its preliminary assessment has found that at least 287 hectares of paddy fields have been destroyed due to the torrential rains that have hit the State this year.
Agriculture Minister Chandrakant Kavlekar said that if agriculturists have no Krishi Card it will be difficult to compensate them.
The minister was speaking at the culmination program of the Paddy Combined Harvester Operation skill training program along with the Agriculture Director Neville Alphonso.
The Director of Agriculture disclosed that 287 hectares of paddy fields were destroyed due to the heavy rains that Goa is experiencing this year.
When asked whether this loss is the highest, he disclosed that in 2019 the loss was the highest.
"We will do the inspection and evaluation and pass on the benefit of the Shetkari Adhar Nidhi Scheme to the agriculturists who have suffered losses. The process is not too long and will be completed soon," he said.
The Minister and the Director said that persons who have faced losses and have not enrolled under the Krishi Card can walk into the offices and get themselves enrolled.
The Department also plans to start a village exercise for enrollment.
