Unseasonal rain hits paddy crop in Odisha.

Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Maheswar Mohanty said on Friday that paddy crop in over 10,000 hectares of land had been affected due to unseasonal rain in the second week of December. Unseasonal rain hit five coastal districts. But three districts – Puri, Jajpur and Jagatsinghpur- have reported crop loss of 33 % or above. The Minister said compensation will be disbursed among the affected farmers within a month.