In another similar incident, 58-year-old Gopal collapsed yesterday in his farm when he had gone to assess the crop loss at Hussaini village. His relatives took him to a local hospital where he was declared dead, they said. Additional District Magistrate (Finance and Revenue) Dhirendra Singh Sachan said that loss to crops is again being assessed in the district.

After getting the report, the compensation would be given. In the areas where the entire crops have suffered loss, farmers are immediately being given seeds, he said. Meanwhile, taking serious note of the losses suffered by the farmers due to rains and hailstorm, Uttar Pradesh Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has released Rs 200 crore from state's emergency funds and directed officials to suspend recovery of dues from farmers.