Agriculture Minister orders review of crop damage from hailstorms and heavy rain
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 5 April 2026 took cognisance of heavy rainfall and hailstorms in several states and directed officials to review crop damage.
Summary
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan took cognisance on 5 April 2026 of heavy rainfall and hailstorms in several states and directed Agriculture Ministry officials to review the resulting crop damage. He instructed officials to contact authorities in the affected states to gather information, said he would discuss the damage with the agriculture ministers of those states the same day, and assured farmers that the government stood with them.
Key facts
- Date
- 5 April 2026
- Cause
- Heavy rainfall and hailstorms in several states
- Action
- Ministry officials to review crop damage, contact states
- Follow-up
- Discussion with state agriculture ministers
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Which Union Minister took cognisance of crop damage from hailstorms and heavy rainfall in several states on 5 April 2026?
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Correct answer: A — Shivraj Singh Chouhan
The Agriculture Ministry said Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan took cognisance.
Consider the following statements about the Agriculture Minister's response on 5 April 2026: 1. He directed ministry officials to review crop damage caused by hailstorms and heavy rain. 2. He said he would discuss the damage with the agriculture ministers of the affected states. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the Agriculture Ministry release.