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Kolkata: The West Bengal government has initiated special registration camps for flood-affected farmers across north Bengal for their speedy enrolment in the state’s crop insurance scheme following the recent natural disasters, state government sources confirmed on Thursday. State agriculture department officials are holding talks with the flood-affected farmers to expedite the registration process for the insurance cover, according to a senior source in the administration.
According to government sources, heavy and continuous rainfall caused rivers to overflow, leading to widespread flooding across several areas in Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Cooch Behar, and Alipurduar districts of north Bengal. There are growing concerns