'Lagaan' waived for MP's hail-hit ryots

Gwalior, Mar 17 (UNI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today declared that land revenue would be waived for the state's hail-affected farmers, loan recovery postponed, they may pay power bills in instalments and half the surcharge would be waived on those paying regularly.

Ex-gratia of Rs 1 lakh each would be doled out to the deceased's families. The Chief Minister visited affected villages in Gwalior, Datia, Bhind and Morena districts.

''Damage will be assessed in a week and distribution of relief funds begun,'' he assured peasants in this district's Virrat village.

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