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Immediately assess damage caused by calamities: Jalna Congress MP tells farmers

Jalna, May 7 (UNI) Jalna Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Kalyan Kale on Wednesday said due to unseasonal rains, hailstorms and wind storm across the district there has been immense damage to the standing Rabi season crops such as onion, garlic, summer millet, summer maize, jowar, vegetables, floriculture.
Kale underscored the need to urgently inspect and conduct a panchnama and provide immediate compensation to the affected farmers and citizens.
In his memorandum submitted to the district collector, Kale stated that urgent action should be taken through the concerned department to restore the power supply quickly.
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