Sidhu announces Rs 24 lakh to farmers who suffered crop damage by fire

Amritsar, April 23

Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday visited Othian village here, where wheat crop spread over 300 acres was destroyed in a fire, and announced a compensation of Rs 24 lakh from his own pocket to the affected farmers.
The fire occurred after a high-tension wire snapped during a storm, leading to a short circuit.
Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar, Kamaldeep Singh Sanga said, “The crop spread over 300 acres was damaged after a high tension wire fell in a field due to a storm.”
The MLA from Amritsar East said the farmers will be compensated at a rate of Rs 8,000 per acre.
“It adds up to Rs 24 lakh and I will pay from my personal funds. I do not want to put burden on the state exchequer,” he said.

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