The Bharatiya Janata Party ruled Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan called on Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in Delhi today. The Chief Minister urged the Prime Minister to make available Rs.575.19 crore central grant for compensation against loss to soybean and other crops in the excessive rains during monsoon.
Chouhan informed the Prime Minister that 28 districts of the state have been affected by excessive rains during monsoon, an official spokesman said. Affected farmers’ over 50 per cent crops suffered damage and about 2.50 lakh small and marginal farmers were affected. He informed the Prime Minister that after crop loss assessment, National Disaster Response Fund has been apprised of crop losses to the tune of Rs.582 crore. Of this Rs.575 crore 19 lakh is desired from the Union Government. Taking a serious note of Chief Minister Chouhan’s appeal, the Prime Minister assured of necessary action at the earliest.
Invitation to inaugurate country’s biggest solar plant
During the meeting, Chouhan apprised the Prime Minister about completion of country’s biggest solar plant at Neemuch, which has 130 MW capacity and invited him to inaugurate it.
It is noteworthy that this solar plant, established on 900 acres, is the biggest in the country and third biggest in the world. Giving consent to inaugurate the plant, Dr. Manmohan Singh said that the date will be intimated later. (pervezbari@eth.net)