Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said in the Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday that a compensation policy is already in place for high-tension power lines passing through farmers' fields.
He made these remarks when Australian High Commissioner Philip Green paid a courtesy call on him at Krishi Bhawan in New Delhi on Thursday.
Ahead of the Assembly polls in Maharashtra, Congress said on Wednesday that the soybean and cotton farmers have been left to fend for themselves under the Mahayuti government in the state.
"Foodgrain production witnessed a record increase due to good production of rice, jowar, and maize," an official statement said.
He said that the government has become "a U-turn expert".
The relationship between climate and agriculture is closely interconnected with worldwide processes. Even a minor alteration in climate can have detrimental impacts on agricultural productivity and the production of agricultural goods.
Rahul Gandhi along with SP President Akhilesh Yadav was addressing a joint meeting of the INDIA bloc in Kashi.
The impact of the Ramel has left the farmers of Singur, Pandua, Tarkeswar and Arambagh with huge losses.
It is pertinent to note here around 75 per cent of the population in the State takes up farming activity with paddy being the principal crop grown here.
The Congress has blamed the BJP and BRS for complaining to the ECI and stopping the scheme before polling. Voting will take place in Telangana on 13 May.
