Chandrapur : District collector Vasumana Pant on Friday visited affected farms in Ashti Rith and Palsgaon to assess the damage to paddy and cotton crops in Ballarpur taluka, which has been excluded from Chandrapur district’s drought-affected list.
Pant directed officials to immediately complete ground-truthing of 20% of Ballarpur taluka’s total sown area and submit a report without delay. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Nagpur | Silver Rate in Nagpur | Bank Holidays in Nagpur | Public Holidays in Nagpur | Petrol Price in Nagpur | Diesel Price in Nagpur | CNG Price in Nagpur | LPG Price in Nagpur Stay updated with the latest Nagpur news. Field-level verification has been accelerated following govt orders to conduct on-ground assessment of drought conditions in excluded Ballarpur, Jiwati and Brahmapuri talukas. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis ’s directions to examine drought conditions in Ballarpur and other excluded talukas came after local MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar raised the issue. Pant interacted with affected farmers to understand the impact of the deficient rainfall and likely decline in agricultural output. She also sought a detailed assessment from district superintendent agriculture officer Shankar Totawar. She instructed the revenue, agriculture and Zilla Parishad departments to coordinate closely and accord top priority to the exercise. Download the TOI App.