Administration officials estimate that nearly 8 lakh people have been affected by floods in Uttar Pradesh. Administration officials estimate that nearly 8 lakh people have been affected by floods in Uttar Pradesh. In last few years of drought, the region had shifted towards kharif crops like sesame seeds which need less rainfall suitable to grow, and now they have been hit the hardest by the floods. About one dozen districts estimate that over 30,000 hectares of sown crops have been affected by the floods, even as the reports from all the affected districts are yet to arrive. Watch Video: What’s making newsThe floods are also likely to lead to a demand by the state government for financial assistance from the Centre to provide compensation to people who have lost their houses and crops in the floods.

Source: Indian Express August 22, 2016 09:22 UTC