PERNEM
An estimated 200 hectares of paddy fields in Pernem taluka have been damaged by unseasonal rains in October and efforts are on to assess the losses in order to provide compensation to the affected farmers.
According to the Pernem ZAO, the teams have, so far, inspected 160 hectares of damaged crops and have collected information from the affected farmers. The ZAO has also received applications for compensation from 120 affected farmers.
Fields have been damaged in different parts of Pernem taluka, with the maximum number of affected fields located in Mandrem, Torsem and Morjim.
While some farmers claimed that they have not received compensation for the losses they had suffered last year, others insist that the compensation provided to farmers is not sufficient to cover their losses.
Pernem taluka has large tracts of paddy fields and some progressive farmers have been experimenting with different methods of cultivating paddy. However, the heavy unseasonal rains this year have severely affected a large number of farmers in the taluka.
