Koppal: BJP leaders in the district on Sunday demanded that the state government provide compensation of Rs 5 lakh per acre to farmers whose horticulture and agricultural crops were damaged due to unseasonal rain. The leaders visited the damaged fields in Hosahalli, Muddaballi and Hatti villages in the taluk and inspected the crop damage.
BJP leaders assess crop damage
Speaking on the occasion, former BJP state executive committee member Basavaraj Kyavatar said farmers suffered significant losses after crops cultivated with substantial investment were destroyed by unseasonal rainfall. He noted that the government was planning to provide compensation of Rs 22,500 per acre, but alleged that the amount was grossly inadequate given the scale of losses.
Demand for higher compensation
“Many farmers have taken farmland on lease by paying nearly Rs 1.5 lakh annually and spent up to Rs 2 lakh on cultivation. The compensation proposed by the government is not sufficient. The government should immediately increase it to Rs 5 lakh per acre,” Kyavatar demanded.
MLC Hemalatha Nayak said horticulture crops have been completely damaged due to the unseasonal rain and urged the government to immediately provide higher compensation to the affected farmers. She emphasized that the current proposed amount would not cover even a fraction of the input costs incurred by the farmers.
The BJP leaders have called for a comprehensive assessment of the damage across all affected villages and swift action from the state government to alleviate the distress of the farming community.
