Kerala suffers Rs 260-crore loss as drought destroys crops
7 months, 1 week ago

Kerala suffers Rs 260-crore loss as drought destroys crops

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The report compiled by the agriculture department based on a field survey by senior officials at the block level, draws a gruesome picture of the severe drought that has devastated the farm sector in Kerala. As per the report, the drought has destroyed crops in 46,587 hectares of land, causing a loss of Rs 260 crore and devastating the lives of 56,947 farmers. The drought may cause an additional loss of Rs 250 crore in the secondary sector including dairy, fisheries, poultry and agro-forestry. The report says the situation in Idukki district is particularly alarming as cardamom farmers have been devastated by the wilting of plants. Agricultural crops in 33,722 hectares of farmlands in Idukki district have been destroyed devastating the lives of 29,743 farmers and causing a loss of Rs 175.

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2,194 hectares of farmland inundated in Dharmapuri
2 weeks, 4 days ago

2,194 hectares of farmland inundated in Dharmapuri

New Indian Express  

DHARMAPURI: A total of 2,194.8 hectares of farmland has been inundated due to the cyclone-induced rain in the district. Their initial assessment revealed that over 2,194.8 hectares of farmland where paddy, millets, oilseeds, pulses, cotton and paddy have been cultivated are inundated. As per our assessment, a total of 2,194.8 hectares is inundated and the status of these crops is …

Crops wilt due to lack of rain, Dharmapuri farmers seek aid
3 months ago

Crops wilt due to lack of rain, Dharmapuri farmers seek aid

New Indian Express  

DHARMAPURI: Stating that crops had failed due to lack of water for irrigation, farmers in Pennagaram and Eriyur have appealed to the Dharmapuri administration to provide compensation. This has impacted even dry land crops like millets Ragi, Peral millets, Horsetail millets, oil seeds like ground nut and even fodder crops like maize. Without water we have no means to pursue …

Kerala rains: Several farmers in Kozhikode suffer large crop loss in rain-related calamities
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala rains: Several farmers in Kozhikode suffer large crop loss in rain-related calamities

The Hindu  

The destruction of several hectares of cultivated land in the recent episodes of rain-related calamities has shut the means of livelihood for several farmers in Kozhikode district of Kerala. Field-level reports submitted by various agriculture department officials to the district authorities confirm that the total loss in last month alone is about ₹17 crore. Neighbourhood groups in Kozhikode district are …

Agriculture department submits special action plan for drought-hit cardamom plantations in Idukki
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Agriculture department submits special action plan for drought-hit cardamom plantations in Idukki

The Hindu  

The Idukki Agriculture department has submitted a special action plan to the State government regarding the district’s drought-affected cardamom farming sector. The recommendations also include carrying out integrated nutrient management and integrated pest management, implementing modern irrigation system, and ensuring mulching in the cardamom plantations to avoid drought situations. According to sources, the district agriculture office has estimated that a …

Farmers in Idukki lose the spice of livelihood
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers in Idukki lose the spice of livelihood

The Hindu  

Reji Thottuvashathu, 56, a resident of Kannikkallu a village in Kumily town, the gateway to Kerala’s Thekkady in Idukki district, has been farming cardamom on four acres for the past 20 years. “The plantation era started in the 1780s with large-scale planting of cardamom in Idukki high ranges and it flourished over time,” says botanist Jomy Augustine. Destruction of more …

Scorching summer leaves its mark on Kerala’s farm sector
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Scorching summer leaves its mark on Kerala’s farm sector

The Hindu  

The scorching summer heat has dealt a sharp blow to the State’s farm sector, affecting close to 25,000 farmers and destroying crops — primarily banana, cardamom and paddy — worth ₹100.50 crore, as per the latest available data. Nearly half the affected farmers hit by the summer conditions are from Idukki, according to a preliminary report compiled by the State …

Loan burden induced by drought, floods main reason for farmers taking the extreme step in Yadgir district
9 months ago

Loan burden induced by drought, floods main reason for farmers taking the extreme step in Yadgir district

The Hindu  

In a span of three years, Yadgir district, which has two rivers, has witnessed the death of 162 farmers due to distress. The main reason for their decision to take the extreme step of ending their lives is loan burden induced by drought and floods. The reasons for farmers taking the extreme step are crop losses due to drought or …

Cyclone Michaung: Eight lives lost, crops in nearly 11 lakh acres damaged in Andhra Pradesh
1 year ago

Cyclone Michaung: Eight lives lost, crops in nearly 11 lakh acres damaged in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

Eight lives were lost—four in Visakhapatnam, three in East Godavari and one in Annamayya districts—and crops in nearly 11 lakh acres were damaged during the Cyclone Michaung in Andhra Pradesh, said a presentation made to the Central team headed by National Institute of Disaster Management Executive Director Rajendra Ratnoo which is on a visit to the State. The presentation was …

AP Starts Enumeration of Crop Damage in 103 Drought-hit Mandals
1 year, 1 month ago

AP Starts Enumeration of Crop Damage in 103 Drought-hit Mandals

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Enumeration of crop damage in 103 drought-hit mandals begins in AP on Friday with a target to submit the final list of beneficiaries by November 29 so as to release input subsidy to them early. The special commissioner issued directions to the district agriculture officers to initiate the process of enumeration of agricultural crop damage of more than 33 …

CM Jagan Mohan should visit drought affected villages: Gidugu Rudraraju
1 year, 1 month ago

CM Jagan Mohan should visit drought affected villages: Gidugu Rudraraju

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Several mandals were hit by drought in Andhra Pradesh due to deficit Southwest Monsoons and a weak Northeast Monsoon, said Pradesh Congress Committee president Gidugu Rudraraju, who along with former PCC chief N. Raghuveera Reddy took out a rally in Vizianagaram, on Thursday. Former PCC president N. Raghuveera Reddy said that on average six farmers were dying by suicide …

Karnataka farmers incurred loss of ₹30,000 cr due to drought: CM Siddaramaiah
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka farmers incurred loss of ₹30,000 cr due to drought: CM Siddaramaiah

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said that the state’s farmers have suffered losses amounting to ₹30,000 crore due to drought this year. In response to the drought, Siddaramaiah said the state government will provide input subsidies to the farmers for drinking water, fodder, water for the cattle, employment and other relief measures. The state government on Friday issued an …

Karnataka farmers have suffered loss of Rs 30,000 cr due to drought this year: CM Siddaramaiah
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka farmers have suffered loss of Rs 30,000 cr due to drought this year: CM Siddaramaiah

India TV News  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated on Sunday that the farmers in the state have suffered a total loss of Rs 30,000 crore due to drought this year. As per the National Disaster Response Fund norms, we have sought Rs 4,860 crore from the Union government and the Central team has visited the drought-hit areas," Siddaramaiah said addressing people during the …

Karnataka: 1,219 farmers dies by suicide in 18 months due to crop loss caused by drought
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka: 1,219 farmers dies by suicide in 18 months due to crop loss caused by drought

India TV News  

In yet another tragic incident, a farmer in Karnataka’s Chikkamagaluru district took his own life on Monday. Farmer had a loan of Rs 3 lakh According to the police, Naik, was residing in Lingadahalli, Kadur taluk. 1,219 farmers have committed suicide According to officials, in Karnataka, a total of 1,219 farmers have lost their lives in the past 18 months …

Agricultural crops on 40 lakh hectares damaged in Karnataka due to drought: Minister Krishna Byre Gowda
1 year, 3 months ago

Agricultural crops on 40 lakh hectares damaged in Karnataka due to drought: Minister Krishna Byre Gowda

Hindustan Times  

An estimated 40 lakh hectares of agricultural crops and two lakh hectares of horticulture crops have been damaged in Karnataka, where 195 taluks have been declared as drought-hit, State Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said on Tuesday. The authorities have been instructed to quickly prepare the memorandum required to be submitted to the Centre regarding the drought taluks," Gowda said …

Why Gujarat farmers are staring at thousands of crores of crop losses
1 year, 7 months ago

Why Gujarat farmers are staring at thousands of crores of crop losses

India Today  

Social media users in urban areas are busy posting about the bonanza of unseasonal rains when Gujarat is preparing for searing heat-an average of 42 degrees Celsius. According to a Gujarat government estimate, based on a survey done a month ago, 42,210 hectares of farmland have suffered over 33 per cent damage. Addressing the anxiety of farmers, the Gujarat government, …

Heat rains down on Kerala
1 year, 7 months ago

Heat rains down on Kerala

The Hindu  

About three weeks ago, Gopakumar N., a farmer in Venkadambu, Thiruvananthapuram, sensed trouble as he was inspecting his banana crop. As per the latest data, five districts — Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Malappuram and Thrissur — continue to report a ‘large deficiency,’ which in IMD parlance means shortfalls in excess of 60%. ‘‘Temperature and humidity are essential meteorological variables which directly …

Compensation to farmers after crop loss enumeration: Palla
1 year, 9 months ago

Compensation to farmers after crop loss enumeration: Palla

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The enumeration of crop loss due to heavy rains was underway in the districts and once the district collectors submit final reports, the state government will take a decision on extending compensation to the farmers, asserted Rythu Bandhu Samithi chairman and MLC Palla Rajeshwar Reddy. Speaking to the media at the BRS Legislature Party office on Monday, he claimed …

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, …

Rain hits agricultural crops in 3,101 acres in four districts of AP
2 years, 5 months ago

Rain hits agricultural crops in 3,101 acres in four districts of AP

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Agriculture crops in over 3,101 acres have been inundated in four AP districts under the influence of incessant rainfall and floods. Based on a preliminary report, paddy nurseries as also paddy and cotton crops were inundated in 247 villages in 49 mandals of East Godavari, West Godavari, Eluru, Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema and Anakapalli districts. However, with Godavari in …

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 …

Categorise rain damage as national disaster, says CPI
3 years ago

Categorise rain damage as national disaster, says CPI

The Hindu  

Communist Party of India State secretary K. Ramakrishna, after a visit to Kadapa, Anantapur, and Kurnool districts to assess flood damage, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday seeking financial assistance from the Centre to overcome the heavy loss by recognising the rain-induced damage as a ‘national disaster’. Two dams, ponds, and canals were severely damaged leading to the …

Crops on 0.2 million hectares damaged in the state
3 years, 4 months ago

Crops on 0.2 million hectares damaged in the state

Hindustan Times  

PUNE Incessant rain over a period of five days saw crops spread over 0.2 million hectares damaged, as per information provided by the state agriculture department. HT Image Already, the Kharif crop suffered damage due to the late arrival of the rain, however, things have now become worse with the spells of heavy rainfall. The rice crop on 3,910 hectares …

Deluge aftermath: Andhra Pradesh suffers huge infrastructure damages, crop losses
4 years, 1 month ago

Deluge aftermath: Andhra Pradesh suffers huge infrastructure damages, crop losses

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: AP has suffered losses to infrastructure and crops to the extent of Rs 9,720 crore due to the heavy rains and floods during August, September and October. The authorities have also come up with an estimate of Rs 5,000 crore for taking up restoration of damaged infrastructure on a permanent, and temporary, basis and also to provide input subsidy …

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 …

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