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Uttarakhand CM Diverts Helicopter To Hailstorm-Hit Bazpur And Orders Crop Damage Survey
- •Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami diverted his helicopter to Bazpur to assess severe crop damage caused by sudden hailstorms in Udham Singh Nagar and Haridwar districts.
- •The Chief Minister conducted an aerial survey followed by a ground inspection, meeting affected farmers to listen to their grievances and assure them of support.
- •Dhami directed officials to immediately execute a detailed survey of the agricultural losses and ensure timely relief measures for the impacted farmers.
- •Senior Congress leader and former chief minister Harish Rawat also urged the state government to provide appropriate compensation to residents and farmers affected by the natural calamity.
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami diverted his helicopter to Bazpur on Friday after receiving information that severe hailstorms had battered parts of Udham Singh Nagar and Haridwar districts, damaging crops and causing losses to residents.
After surveying the damage from the air and on the ground, Chief Minister Dhami met affected farmers to hear their grievances, assured them of all possible assistance, and directed officials to immediately conduct a detailed crop damage survey and ensure relief within a stipulated time frame.
Senior Congress leader and former chief minister Harish Rawat urged the state government to conduct a proper assessment of the damage caused by the hailstorms in Haridwar and other regions, and to provide appropriate compensation and assistance to those affected.
