Every Farmer Will Get Rs 10,000 per Acre for Crop Damage: Uttam
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Every Farmer Will Get Rs 10,000 per Acre for Crop Damage: Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

Suryapet: Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Tuesday made it clear that Rs 10,000 per acre relief would be extended to farmers whose crops were damaged, after visiting Huzurnagar town and Burugudda in the district to see for himself the havoc wrought by heavy rain and floods. The minister instructed officials to take up repairs to the drainage system that was damaged by overflowing water from the Daddanala cheruvu in Huzurnagar. Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the officials had not taken into consideration his suggestion as an MP that the wrong planning of the drainage system at mini tank bund would create problems. Uttam Kumar Reddy visited the office of agricultural cooperative society of Huzurnagar and examined the fertiliser stocks which were soaked in rain.

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Crop submerged
1 week, 1 day ago

Crop submerged

The Hindu  

Paddy crops ready for harvest on several hundreds acres of land in villages near Thanjavur are submerged under water, leaving farmers distressed over potential losses. Farmers in the affected areas, including R. Suthipattu, Arasapattu, Arimalakkottai, North Natham, and Narthenvankudikadu, rely on irrigation from the Kallanai Canal’s No. “We invested ₹35,000 an acre and the rains have caused complete crop failure,” …

Standing crops under water in Sivaganga district; In Ramanathapuram, Collector travels on tractor to oversee water logging issues
1 week, 2 days ago

Standing crops under water in Sivaganga district; In Ramanathapuram, Collector travels on tractor to oversee water logging issues

The Hindu  

Standing crops, including paddy and chilly plants, were submerged due to continuous rain in Tirupuvanam and Illayankudi blocks in Sivaganga district, farmers said here on Saturday. As the water could not be drained, the crops have submerged and the produce would become useless, said Rajasekaran, a farmer, and added that he had raised chilly in 51 cents of land and …

Edappadi K Palaniswami Wants Survey of Crop Damage and Relief
1 week, 3 days ago

Edappadi K Palaniswami Wants Survey of Crop Damage and Relief

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami urged the State government to make an assessment of the damage to crops in the two-day rains brought about by the depression in the delta districts of Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Thanjavur and Cuddalore and other places and pay adequate compensation to the affected farmers. In a statement on Friday, Palaiswami said the heavy …

Crops in 5 lakh acres damaged due to unseasonal rains in Telangana
1 year, 7 months ago

Crops in 5 lakh acres damaged due to unseasonal rains in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Unseasonal rains and hailstorms in several districts in the last one week damaged crops over nearly 5 lakh acres, as per preliminary estimates submitted by district collectors to the state government. Meanwhile, farmers in undivided Khammam, Karimangar and Warangal districts expressed anger at not receiving the Rs 10,000 per acre compensation announced by Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao after …

Unseasonal rains damaged crops over 42,000 hectares in Gujarat; Govt financial assistance soon
1 year, 8 months ago

Unseasonal rains damaged crops over 42,000 hectares in Gujarat; Govt financial assistance soon

India TV News  

Unseasonal rains in March damaged crops and horticultural produce on more than 42,000 hectares in 15 districts in Gujarat. Over 33 per cent crops damaged As per the State Disaster Response Fund norms, crop loss must be more than 33 per cent for a farmer to be eligible for assistance, said Patel who is also a government spokesperson. "The survey …

Rains damage crops in north Telangana
1 year, 9 months ago

Rains damage crops in north Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: Standing crops have got damaged due to hailstorms and heavy rains at various places in Adilabad and Mancherial districts on Sunday. Maize, sesame and chana crops have suffered in Dannur, Keshavapatnam, Kupti, Kanugutta, Kumari, Kuchulapur, Dhanora, Kauta, Pochera and Sonala villages in Boath assembly constituency. Farmer Ramanavenu Devender of Kumari village in Neredigonda mandal of Boath constituency said he …

Give rain relief in one week: CM Jagan
2 years ago

Give rain relief in one week: CM Jagan

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has directed officials to complete enumeration of loss or damage to crops and houses in a week’s time and generously provide relief to all the affected persons. Chairing a high-level review meeting on the impact of cyclone Mandous and the resultant rain on crops and properties, with agriculture minister Kakani Govardhan and senior …

Rain claims one life, crops suffer inundation in 14,000 acres in AP
2 years, 2 months ago

Rain claims one life, crops suffer inundation in 14,000 acres in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Rain claimed the life of a woman as her mud house collapsed at Darsi in Prakasam district while standing crops were damaged in about 14,000 acres across AP, reports said on Friday. Standing crops suffered damage due to floods in about 11,500 acres in Konaseema, West Godavari, Eluru, Kurnool, Prakasam and Guntur districts. Paddy suffered inundation in 6,000 acres, …

Mulugu MLA Seethakka asks govt to sanction crop compensation
2 years, 4 months ago

Mulugu MLA Seethakka asks govt to sanction crop compensation

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Mulugu MLA Seethakka on Monday demanded that the state government sanction crop damage compensation to farmers affected by repeated spells of heavy rains this monsoon. Seethakka, who is also the AICC women’s wing secretary, and Kisan Congress Cell state president Anvesh Reddy visited flood-hit villages and inspected fields inundated by water flow from the Mediwagu, located along the national …

Rebuilding lives an arduous task for flood-hit
2 years, 4 months ago

Rebuilding lives an arduous task for flood-hit

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: It is turning out to be an arduous task for people to re-commence their lives in villages they had to leave when floods in River Godavari hit Alluri Seetharama Raju and Eluru districts. Eluru collector V. Prasanna Venkatesh and joint collector Arun Babu visited these villages by boats or tractors with great difficulty. He instructed officials to arrange 50 …

Minister concedes system to assess crop damage faulty
2 years, 11 months ago

Minister concedes system to assess crop damage faulty

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: There is no proper system in the country that assesses damage caused to crops due to natural calamities, observed agriculture minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy on Tuesday, saying that is the reason why farmers are unable to get timely help. His comments came after he and panchayatraj minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao inspected damage caused to crops following recent heavy rains …

Officials\' team, leaders visit areas affected by rains; farmers promised help
2 years, 11 months ago

Officials\' team, leaders visit areas affected by rains; farmers promised help

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: District collector Gopi, Narsampet TRS MLA Sudharshan Reddy and Zilla Parishad floor leader Peddi Swapna on Wednesday inspected the crops damaged in several villages in Narsampet assembly segment due to unseasonal heavy rains in the last two days. “It is very sad that heavy rains caused a huge damage to the standing crops which farmers cultivated with a lot …

57.7% excess rains damage Rs. 100 crore crops in Khammam district
4 years, 2 months ago

57.7% excess rains damage Rs. 100 crore crops in Khammam district

Deccan Chronicle  

KHAMMAM: The fifth spell of rains in Khammam district has damaged crops over 80,000 acres including paddy, cotton and chilli. Political parties have demanded that the state government extend liberal financial assistance to farmers. Communist Party of India state secretary Chada Venkat Reddy said, “Government should take up relief measures immediately. Bharatiya Kisan Morcha state president Kondapalli Sridhar Reddy said …

Heavy Rains, Floods Caused Rs 9,500 Crore Loss in Madhya Pradesh, Says CM Shivraj Chouhan
4 years, 3 months ago

Heavy Rains, Floods Caused Rs 9,500 Crore Loss in Madhya Pradesh, Says CM Shivraj Chouhan

News 18  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said torrential rains and floods in the last week of August resulted in a loss of Rs 9,500 crore to the state. He told this to the central team which is in the state to assess the damage caused by the rains, he said. "Extremely heavy rainfall and flooding caused Rs …

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