JAIPUR: Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday directed the revenue department to conduct special girdawari to assess damage to crops due to hailstorm, cold wave and frost in the state.
Principal secretary, revenue and disaster management, Anand Kumar said as per the preliminary information crops have been damaged due to hailstorm, cold wave and frost between January 2-4 in Kota, Alwar, Bundi and Nagaur districts.
He said 33% or more crops damage have been reported from two villages of Pipalda tehsil of Kota district, four villages of Ramganj Mandi, 17 villages of Riambadi tehsil in Nagaur district. No crop damage has been reported from any other areas, he said.
He informed that the district collectors have been directed by the revenue department to conduct special girdawari in the affected areas of the respective districts. In case of 33% or more crop damage in special girdawari, the distribution of agricultural grant will be ensured to the affected farmers.
He said that according to the information received from the meteorological department, light to moderate rain and hailstorm are expected at isolated places in the districts of Kota, Bharatpur and Jaipur divisions of east Rajasthan in the next 24 hours.
He directed the farmers to take necessary precautions to protect their crops from hailstorm, cold wave and frost for the next few days.
On January 8 and 9, there is a possibility of dense fog in some places and cold wave in some parts of northern Rajasthan. On January 9, it will be cloudy in Kota division. There are chances of cloudy and light rain at some places. Weather will remain dry in the remaining divisions. From January 10, the minimum temperature will fall by 2 to 4 degrees. There is a possibility of cold wave in northern parts of the state on January 11 and 12.