Winter has set in but the Rajasthan government is still waiting for the central teamwhich was to assess the losscaused to crops and infrastructure due to heavy rains during the monsoon season. The team was scheduled to visit the state on October 24-26, but it was postponed at the last minute. No new date has been announced so far. "Till a team from Delhi comes and assesses the loss caused to crops and infrastructure, the Centre does not release assistance," said an official. But the time consumed in conducting this routine exercise is mind-boggling in this time and era. The team was mainly to assess the damage caused to crops and infrastructure like roads. The irony is that the crops which survived the rains have been harvested now and the state is still waiting for the central team. "The team was scheduled to visit on October 24-26, but later on, it was cancelled and no fresh date has been fixed for now," said the official. The farmers would have benefitted had the team arrived on time for assessment of loss to crops. The state government is also waiting for the arrival of the team so that repair works of rural roads which got washed away in heavy rains could be initiated. However, the officials are clueless as to when the central team would arrive. Source - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/