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Devastating floods in parts of Gujarat last month damaged agricultural crops worth ₹867 crore, affecting 6.44 lakh farmers from 17 districts in the State.
Gujarat Agriculture Minister Chimanbhai Shapariya said about 10.98 lakh hectares of agricultural land, in 4,333 villages, were affected due to the floods, besides 16,808 hectares of horticulture area in 2,431 villages. Almost the whole of the State witnessed heavy rains in the last week of July.
“The assessment is almost completed and there are 17 affected districts, out of which there is land erosion of about 1.99 lakh hectares in 15 districts. The relief payable for agriculture loss stands at₹867 crore, while horticulture damage stands at ₹9.71 crore,” Shapariya told BusinessLine . The worst affected districts were Banaskantha, Patan, Surendranagar, Morbi and Jamnagar. Banaskantha and Patan received 163 per cent and 140 per cent respectively of their season's rainfall.
Shapariya said that as many as 6.44 lakh farmers were affected due to crop loss in agriculture, and about 4,989 farmers faced losses in horticulture crops. The major crops that were damaged due to flooding of farms were paddy, guar, cotton, millet, pulses among others.
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