After the recent floods, 5.03 lakh farmers in 23 districts of Haryana have reported crop damage on 29,46,259 acres of land. The details come from the e-Kshatipurti portal, which closed for registrations on September 15. Farmers rushed to file claims before the deadline.
Among the districts, Bhiwani saw the highest number with 76,419 farmers reporting damage on 4,52,709 acres, followed by Hisar where 75,348 farmers claimed losses on 4,54,045 acres. In Mahendragarh, 67,652 farmers reported losses on 2,86,158 acres, while Sirsa had 36,544 farmers affected on 2,43,908 acres of land.
Other affected districts include Jhajjar, where 25,739 farmers reported losses on 1,63,784 acres, and Rewari, where 27,310 farmers claimed damage on 1,23,216 acres. In Charkhi Dadri, 43,922 farmers reported crop loss on 2,18,167 acres, while Palwal saw 19,553 farmers affected on 1,16,887 acres. Karnal and Panipat recorded relatively low damage, with 1,998 farmers reporting losses on 15,571 acres and 106 farmers on 7,599 acres. In Panchkula, only 383 farmers reported losses on 1,385 acres.
The Revenue Department has now started a detailed verification of claims. First, patwaris will check the records, followed by kanungos, circle revenue officers, naib tehsildars and tehsildars. Later, senior officials including the District Revenue Officer and SDM will carry out further checks. “Deputy Commissioner will reverify around 5 percent area and nearly 2 percent area will be verified by the Divisional Commissioner,” a senior Revenue Department official said.
The official added that the government has set September 25 as the deadline for completing the verification process. “We appeal to farmers to cooperate with officials during verification,” he said.
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