Weather-based crop insurance

June 24, 2016 12:00 am | Updated October 18, 2016 01:13 pm IST - Sirsi:

Weather-based crop insurance scheme has been implemented from this monsoon in Uttara Kannada district, according to report on Thursday.

The crops that will be covered under this scheme are pepper, areca nut, plantain, ginger, and mango. The loss will be estimated by the diseases to the crops owing to change in weather conditions based on reports of the local rain gauge centres and meteorological stations.

Universal Sompo General Insurance Company will be in-charge of Uttara Kannada district.

Arrested under POCSO

The Mundgod police have arrested Megharaj Balchandra Rathod (29) of Temyanakoppa village in Mundgod taluk under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) on charges of sexually harassing a girl of the same village on Wednesday.

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