HOSHANGABAD : Hoshangabad SDM Ritu Chouhan told that as many as 28952 farmers who faced crop failure in Tehsil Hoshangabad, Dolaria and Babai have been provided with the relief fund proposed in the manifesto. Chouhan also told the cases have been sent to deposit relief fund to thirty percents of the farmers. The work will also to be continued on holidays also. Those farmers who pay income tax will not be provided with the relief fund, added Chouhan. According to the incharge of relief fund branch, the natural calamity has affected around 139736 farmers of 885 villages. The estimated fund asked for the distribution is around 1.47 billion rupees. 1.32 billion rupees have been approved by the government on November 10 and have been sent to all the Tehsils of the district.