GORAKHPUR, Nov. 1 -- Acknowledging that the compensation provided so far was insufficient, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday assured farmers affected by unseasonal rain and hailstorms that the state government would announce a new relief package to compensate them for crop losses.

He directed district administrations to complete damage assessments and ensure prompt compensation, asserting that the government stood firmly with the state's farmers. The CM was addressing a gathering after inaugurating the railway overbridge constructed at a cost of Rs.59.44 crore at Bhopa Bazar in Chauri Chaura

"The compensation provided so far is not sufficient. The double-engine government will ensure that farmers receive adequate co...