Overview
- Uttar Pradesh’s chief minister issued orders Saturday for on-ground outreach to affected farmers and immediate crop-damage surveys.
- District magistrates must file impact reports, and revenue and agriculture teams will survey fields with insurers to verify losses.
- Compensation for deaths, injuries, or livestock loss must be paid within 24 hours, with a warning that delays will not be tolerated.
- Insured farmers can file claims within 72 hours on toll-free 14447, and harvested crops left in fields remain covered for 14 days.
- The weather office reported 16 mm of rain in Lucknow and warned of isolated thunderstorms, with Kanpur at 21.4 mm and Jhansi at 6.3 mm.