Odisha Lop Naveen Patnaik writes to CM Majhi

BHUBANESWAR : Leader of Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Thursday reiterated that the Odisha government should take the plight of the farmers very seriously and provide compensation to them in a timely manner by expeditiously assessing the damage caused by the unseasonal rains.

In a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Naveen said government advisory to farmers on weather updates should also be given in a timely manner.

Stating that the rains have caused extensive damage to both paddy and non-paddy crops during the harvesting period, he said farmers and their families are in severe distress. “I would like to demand that government must work hard and provide timely and adequate compensation to boost their confidence,” he added.