The Uttar Pradesh government has given Rs 163.151 crore as compensation for crops damaged by floods across the state this monsoon season.

So far, 3,12,866 farmers from 34 flood-affected districts have received financial assistance.

Lakhimpur Kheri has received the highest compensation, with over Rs 70 crore being distributed to more than 1.10 lakh farmers.

According to Relief Commissioner Bhanu Chandra Goswami, a survey of the damaged crops was conducted in the flood-hit regions on the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to ensure timely payment to the affected farmers.

The floods, caused by water released from Nepal and hilly areas, impacted 1,10,989.26 hectares of crops in 34 districts.

Goswami added, “The government compensates farmers for crop losses exceeding 33 per cent due to unseasonal rains, hailstorms and floods. In total, crops of 3,71,370 farmers were affected and compensation has been provided to 3,12,866 farmers so far.”

The impact of the flood was most severe in Lakhimpur Kheri, where the crops of 1,10,990 farmers were damaged, and Rs 70.88 crore has been paid to 1,10,105 farmers.

In Lalitpur, Rs 21.9 crore has been distributed to 54,462 farmers whose crops were affected, out of a total of 81,839 farmers impacted.

Similarly, in Siddharthnagar, Rs 15.41 crore has been given to 29,261 farmers, out of 30,144 affected by the flood.

The assistance covers districts such as Ambedkarnagar, Auraiya, Ayodhya, Azamgarh, Budaun, Bahraich, Ballia, Balrampur, Banda, Barabanki, Basti, Bulandshahr, Farrukhabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Hamirpur, Hardoi, Hathras, Jalaun, Jhansi, Kanpur Dehat, Kushinagar, Mau, Mirzapur, Pilibhit, Rampur, Saharanpur, Shahjahanpur, Shravasti, Sitapur and Varanasi.

So far, 98 per cent of the affected farmers in these districts have received compensation for their losses, and efforts are going on to complete the distribution to the remaining two per cent of the compensation.