CHANDIGARH: Punjab Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister S. Hardeep Singh Mundian on Friday ordered to conduct Special Girdawari in the flood-affected areas of the state to assess the extent of crop damage caused due to recent floods.
According to the directions issued to all Deputy Commissioners, the Cabinet Minister instructed that the special girdawari must be carried out immediately in flood-affected areas as soon as the water recedes. The Deputy Commissioners have been asked to prepare compensation cases in the prescribed proforma along with the requisite certificates and submit them to the government without any delay.
S. Hardeep Singh Mundian stressed that the Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann-led government is fully committed to safeguarding farmers’ interests. He assured that the exercise will be conducted with fairness and transparency and strict monitoring will be ensured so that no eligible farmer is left out of the compensation framework.
Reiterating the Punjab Government’s resolve to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the farming community during this difficult time, the Cabinet Minister said that every possible step will be taken to provide timely compensation and mitigate the hardships being faced by cultivators.