<span style="color: #222222;">Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal today digitally disbursed a compensation amount of 97 crore 93 lakh 26 thousand rupees to 34 thousand 511 farmers who have suffered loss due to the devastating impact of heavy rainfall and floods that wreaked havoc in July across 12 districts in the state.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Addressing a press conference in Chandigarh today, the Chief Minister said that the compensation encompasses an area of 49,197 acres, which had been re-sown, at a rate of 7,000 rupees per acre. He said that the compensation given today does not include the cotton crop as the survey is still going on. He said that this compensation has been given for crop losses ranging from 25 percent to 100 percent. CM said that an amount of 6 crore 70 lakh 97 thousand 277 rupees has been approved for losses in commercial properties in urban areas, which will be disbursed soon. He further shared that the state government had initiated the damage assessment and transparent distribution system for compensation to those affected by natural disasters. He stated that on October 11, a sum of 5 crore 96 lakh 83 thousand 500 rupees was directly deposited into bank accounts through DBT for the damage caused in rural areas, including losses to livestock, homes, commercial properties, clothing, utensils, and other household items. The Chief Minister said that 47 people lost their lives in the floods, and the government had announced a compensation of 4 lakh rupees each for their families. So far, a sum of 1 crore 60 lakh rupees has been provided to the families of 40 individuals, while the verification process for the remaining 7 is underway. He said that the total compensation amount for various damages is 112.21 crore rupees.</span><br />