Question : LOSSES TO APPLE CROPS

(a) whether the apple producers of Himachal Pradesh have suffered huge loss due to hailstorm in May-June, 2007;

(b) whether the Government of Himachal Pradesh has sought any assistance from the Central Government; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard?

MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI KANTI LAL BHURIA)

(a)to(c): The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.