The Honorable Governor of Northern Province P.S.M. Charles has instructed the officials that the Disaster Management Center should report on the effects of natural calamities such as rain, flood and drought on crops. Although only property and life damages are reported during natural calamities, it has been brought to the attention of the Honorable Governor about the problems faced by the farmers due to the non-listing of crop damage details.
Farmers have said that they do not get adequate compensation for their crops during disasters and they do not get insurance. Farmers have also said that the reason for this is the failure to list the damage details.
The Honorable Governor of the Northern Province, who investigated the issues, said that the Disaster Management Center should report on these issues. She said that field reporting is important during rains and floods and it is the duty of the Disaster Management Center to collect and verify the data related to the destruction caused during disasters.
The Governor of the Northern Province has said that problems faced by farmers can be avoided when the data is consolidated. The Honorable Governor of the Northern Province, P.S.M.Charles, has also instructed that a copy of the collected data should also be submitted to the Governor’s Secretariat.
