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 in Parkal and Narsampet constituencies of Warangal district. Panchayatraj minister Dayakar Rao said crops spread over 56,000 acres, including chilli and maize, have been damaged in recent rains in Parkal, Narsampet, Mahabubabad and Jayashankar Bhupalpally constituencies. Rythu Bandhu Samiti president and MLC Palla Rajeshwar Reddy, MP Malothu Kavitha, MLAs Peddi Sudharshan Reddy, Challa Dharma Reddy, Shankar Naik and Gandra Venkatramana Reddy and MLC Pochampalli Srinivas Reddy were among those present.

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Incessant rains cause untold miseries for paddy farmers in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district
2 days, 12 hours ago

Incessant rains cause untold miseries for paddy farmers in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district

The Hindu  

Incessant rains caused untold miseries for paddy farmers with the lack of storage facilities for the crops in Vizianagaram district. Rythu Coolie Sangham of Andhra Pradesh State Secretary Dantuluri Varma alleged that the government authorities had failed to instill confidence among the farmers who were worried over protection of the grains kept in field after completion of cutting process. The …

Rain devastates acres of onion and pulses cultivation
1 week, 1 day ago

Rain devastates acres of onion and pulses cultivation

The Hindu  

The continuous rainfall in the Thoothukudi district has adversely affected the farmers in its northern regions, including Vilathikulam, Ettayapuram, Kovilpatti and others causing significant crop loss especially pulses and onions. Farmers in this region commonly cultivate crops like black gram, green gram, maize, onion and pearl millet. Annakodi, a farmer from the Muthupatti village near Vilathikulam, said that the rainfall …

Damaged paddy due to untimely rain affecting farmers ahead of purchase in Odisha's Ganjam
1 week, 1 day ago

Damaged paddy due to untimely rain affecting farmers ahead of purchase in Odisha's Ganjam

New Indian Express  

BERHAMPUR: Even as paddy procurement in Ganjam is scheduled to begin in a few days, farmers of the district are in dire straits as most of their stock have been rendered damaged due to unseasonal rain. Sources said paddy cultivation in the district was initially affected by inadequate rains compelling most farmers to leave their land barren. Apprehending that they …

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 …

Compensation for crop loss will soon reach flood-hit farmers in Andhra Pradesh, says Union Agriculture Minister
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Compensation for crop loss will soon reach flood-hit farmers in Andhra Pradesh, says Union Agriculture Minister

The Hindu  

Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan interacted with the flood-affected farmers at Kesarapalli of Gannavaram mandal in Krishna district along with Rajahmundry MP and BJP State president Daggubati Purandeswari and other leaders on September 6. Mr. Chouhan assured the farmers, including the tenant farmers, that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu …

5,228 hectares of horticulture crops under water in Andhra's NTR
3 months, 2 weeks ago

5,228 hectares of horticulture crops under water in Andhra's NTR

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Horticulture Director Dr K Srinivasulu assured support for farmers who have lost their crops due to recent heavy rains and floods. Officials noted that 5,228 hectares of horticultural crops in the NTR district had been damaged. Dr Srinivasulu inquired whether horticulture authorities had previously informed farmers about precautions for protecting horticultural crops from heavy rains and floods. NTR District …

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 …

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 …

AP to have new paddy varieties capable of withstanding cyclone havocs
4 months, 3 weeks ago

AP to have new paddy varieties capable of withstanding cyclone havocs

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Agriculture Minister K Atchannaidu has said the AP government is making efforts to bring new varieties of paddy that would withstand the impact of cyclones and other natural disasters. He along with agriculture commissioner Delhi Rao, district collector Prashanthi, joint collector Tej Bharat and others visited the flood-affected areas in Rapaka village in Seethanagaram mandal on Sunday evening.The minister …

CM Naidu Promises Aid to Rain-Hit Farmers; Ministers to Report on Districts
4 months, 3 weeks ago

CM Naidu Promises Aid to Rain-Hit Farmers; Ministers to Report on Districts

Deccan Chronicle  

Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has said the government will provide all possible support to the people and farmers affected by the recent heavy rains and floods in Andhra Pradesh.Addressing the assembly on Friday, he said the people of East and West Godavari, Konaseema, Kakinada and Eluru districts along with ASR district were affected by the floods. The Chief Minister …

CM Naidu announces Rs 3000 relief for each family affected in flood-hit districts
4 months, 3 weeks ago

CM Naidu announces Rs 3000 relief for each family affected in flood-hit districts

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced immediate relief of Rs 3,000 for each family whose house was inundated in the floods due to heavy rains in the flood-hit five districts. Approximately 1.06 lakh acres were inundated by floodwaters in East Godavari, West Godavari, Konaseema, Kakinada, Eluru, and parts of Alluri Sitarama Raju districts, the Chief Minister said during a …

Andhra APCC chief Sharmila blames YSRC regime for plight of farmers
5 months ago

Andhra APCC chief Sharmila blames YSRC regime for plight of farmers

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Squarely blaming the previous YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government for the plight of farmers, APCC chief YS Sharmila Reddy urged the State government to take all necessary steps to mitigate the sufferings of farmers due to the heavy rains. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, she said, the heavy rains have damaged agriculture fields after transplantation burdening the …

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 …

Telangana: Untimely rains, Hailstorm damage crops
8 months, 1 week ago

Telangana: Untimely rains, Hailstorm damage crops

Deccan Chronicle  

NIZAMABAD: Rain accompanied hailstorms lashed Nizamabad and Kamareddy districts for the last two days, resulting in massive loss of standing crops. In Banswada division’s Banswada, Birkur, Nasurrulabad, Varni, Mosra, Chandur, Rudrur, Kotagir, Pothangal mandals and in Bodhan division’s Bodhan, Salura and other mandals in both the districts experienced untimely rainfall. Gangaram, a farmer from Mandarna village, said the paddy crop …

Crops dried up in only 2L acres: TS Planning Board VC
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Crops dried up in only 2L acres: TS Planning Board VC

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Refuting the allegations made by former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao that crops withered in 20 lakh acres across the state due to water scarcity, TS Planning Board vice-chairman G Chinna Reddy said that crops dried up in only two lakh acres. Addressing a meeting for Agriculture officers on Sunday, Chinna Reddy explained that the crops suffered due to …

KCR Demands Rs 25,000 Compensation Per Acre to Farmers
8 months, 3 weeks ago

KCR Demands Rs 25,000 Compensation Per Acre to Farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Demanding the Congress government to provide Rs 25,000 compensation per acre to farmers in drought like situation hit places in the state, the former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday asked the farmers not to extreme steps stating that more than 200 farmers died by suicides due to financial issues. After a long time, the BRS party supremo …

Harish Rao demands ₹10,000 per acre relief to ryots, crops hit by untimely rain
9 months ago

Harish Rao demands ₹10,000 per acre relief to ryots, crops hit by untimely rain

The Hindu  

hyderabad Former Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader T. Harish Rao has demanded that the State government sanction compensation/input subsidy to a large number of farmers who have suffered crop damage/loss in the hails, gales and untimely rain in parts of Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karmareddy, Karimnagar, Rajanna-Sircilla, Medak, Siddipet, Rangareddy and other districts for the last couple of days. The former …

Untimely rain hits paddy farmers in rural Kozhikode
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Untimely rain hits paddy farmers in rural Kozhikode

The Hindu  

The untimely rain has hit several farmers, who cultivated paddy in their leased land after obtaining bank loans, in the rural areas of Kozhikode district. Farmers in affected villages of Kakkur and Nanminda panchayats said that they would have to harvest early to avoid further loss. An early harvest would result in a higher percentage of immature grains with lower …

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 …

Agriculture Minister Tells Officials to Support Farmers
1 year ago

Agriculture Minister Tells Officials to Support Farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: State agriculture and marketing department minister Tummala Nageswara Rao said that the government was embarking on many reforms in the agriculture sector and urged the departments to stand by farmers, after conducting reviews. Addressing officials of agriculture, horticulture and marketing, he said, “The agriculture and marketing department officials should furnish full information and hold a meeting with the agriculture …

Unseasonal rains continue to damage crops across Maha
1 year ago

Unseasonal rains continue to damage crops across Maha

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: Many areas of Maharashtra, including Solapur, Hingoli and parts of Vidarbha continued to experience heavy rains on the third consecutive day on Tuesday. While six persons and 161 animals are reported to have died due to the sudden downpour, crops including cotton, onion, grape, banana, sweet lime, orange, rice, jowar, wheat and gram across Maharashtra have been damaged. Agriculture …

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 …

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 …

AP CS wants contingency plans for crops in rain deficit districts
1 year, 4 months ago

AP CS wants contingency plans for crops in rain deficit districts

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Secretary K.S. Jawahar Reddy directed officials to come up with contingency plans to help farmers raise alternate crops in 130 mandals of six districts, where rainfall has been deficient. Jawahar Reddy underlined that in case rains fail to cover deficient districts in August too, the departments must implement their contingency plans. Districts like Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Guntur and …

18 houses damaged in rain in capital district since Monday
1 year, 5 months ago

18 houses damaged in rain in capital district since Monday

The Hindu  

Eighteen houses across six taluks in Thiruvananthapuram district have been damaged in the rain over the past few days. Four houses were damaged in the Varkala taluk in the rain that has been lashing the district since Monday, five houses each were damaged in Chirayinkeezhu and Nedumangad taluks and two houses in Neyyattinkara taluk. Plaintain crop on 23.88 ha, tapioca …

Telangana Farmers Left Without Crop Insurance as Unusual Rains Cause Massive Damage
1 year, 6 months ago

Telangana Farmers Left Without Crop Insurance as Unusual Rains Cause Massive Damage

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 15, 2023 11:00 IST - 10 MINS READ In the past few years, Telangana has seen successive seasons of unusual rainfall, resulting in significant crop damage. The Telangana government opted out of the Central government’s Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, and the Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme in kharif 2020, claiming that these were not beneficial …

Farmers to intensify agitation for crop damage compensation
1 year, 7 months ago

Farmers to intensify agitation for crop damage compensation

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Irked at the inordinate delay, farmers spilled onto the roads demanding immediate disbursement of compensation for the crop damages they have suffered due to thunder and hail storms from March 17 to 21. Agriculture officials carried out a field survey and identified that 1,30,988 farmers, including tenant farmers, had incurred losses due to untimely rains. In the Warangal district, …

300 farmers in Chhattisgarh suffer loss of Rs 2 crore due to unseasonal rains
1 year, 7 months ago

300 farmers in Chhattisgarh suffer loss of Rs 2 crore due to unseasonal rains

India Today  

Nearly 300 farmers in Chhattisgarh's Mahima Gawadi village suffered a financial loss of Rs 2 crore after the unseasonal rains destroyed crops and vegetables. The farmers who supply vegetables to the entire Narayanpur district, are now awaiting compensation from the government for crop damage. The farmers have expressed their concerns, stating that they are struggling to make ends meet due …

Jagan asks officials to provide relief to all rain-hit farmers
1 year, 7 months ago

Jagan asks officials to provide relief to all rain-hit farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has directed the officials to provide relief to all the affected farmers who suffered crop damage or loss due to the untimely rainfall. “Ensure that not a single affected farmer is left out of the government's relief offer in the state,” the Chief Minister said at a review meeting he held with officials …

Buy soaked paddy, CM Jagan tells officials
1 year, 7 months ago

Buy soaked paddy, CM Jagan tells officials

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy directed the civil supplies officials to take necessary steps to purchase soaked paddy from the farmers in the state due to untimely rains. The CM held a teleconference with the district collectors and CMO officials following untimely rainfall and its impact on crops here on Wednesday and issued orders to procure soaked paddy. …

Veerraju, Pawan demand relief for rain-hit farmers
1 year, 7 months ago

Veerraju, Pawan demand relief for rain-hit farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: AP BJP president Somu Veerraju and Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan demanded that the state government come to the rescue of farmers whose crops have got damaged due to untimely rainfall in the past few days. AP BJP chief Veerraju asked the state government to enumerate the damage immediately, so that relief could be provided to the affected farmers. …

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 …

Revanth assesses crop loss in Kamareddy district
1 year, 7 months ago

Revanth assesses crop loss in Kamareddy district

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Compared to the situation in the united Andhra Pradesh, death by suicides by farmers have been increased in Telangana state, alleges TPCC president and MP A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday. “Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao failed to procure paddy by spending ₹ 7,500 crore from the state exchequer and implement the ₹ 1 lakh crop loan waiver as assured …

KCR asks CS to assess crop loss due to unseasonal rains
1 year, 7 months ago

KCR asks CS to assess crop loss due to unseasonal rains

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Unseasonal rains and hailstorms for the last three days have caused damage to standing crops, some of which are ready for harvest, in thousands of acres as well as paddy lying in the open in government procurement centres. The CM had in mid-March conducted an aerial survey in Khammam, Warangal and Karimnagar districts to assess the crop damage after …

Hailstorm hit farmers waiting for compensation
1 year, 8 months ago

Hailstorm hit farmers waiting for compensation

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Farmers across the state are eagerly waiting for compensation after their crop was severely damaged by hailstorms. Although untimely rains lashed several districts from March 17 to 21, the farmers in undivided Karimnagar, Warangal and Khammam district incurred huge losses. As a result, instead of 2.28 lakh acres, the officials considered only 1.51 lakh acres, implying that only 1,30,988 …

Kisan Cell demands govt to release compensation for farmers
1 year, 8 months ago

Kisan Cell demands govt to release compensation for farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Congress’ Kisan cell vice-president M. Kodanda Reddy demanded the government to release the amount earmarked for damaged crops. He asked Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao to distribute Rs 10,000 per acre as compensation for the crop loss due to rains and hailstorms. Speaking to media persons at Gandhi Bhavan, he said despite being close to three weeks after the …

Unseasonal rain, hailstorms destroy 42,000 hectares of crops in Maharashtra
1 year, 8 months ago

Unseasonal rain, hailstorms destroy 42,000 hectares of crops in Maharashtra

The Hindu  

Horticulture takes big hit; total losses across all crops estimated at Rs.5,000 crore. This calamity has damaged our hard work of years.” Extent of damage Primary information gathered by the State’s relief and rehabilitation department showed that crops on an estimated 42,000 hectares were damaged. There should be a proper package which would take care, from seeds to loans.” Vidarbha …

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 …

Crop loss: Congress slams Punjab govt over ‘meagre’ relief to farmers
1 year, 8 months ago

Crop loss: Congress slams Punjab govt over ‘meagre’ relief to farmers

Hindustan Times  

Phillaur MLA Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary said on Monday that the compensation promised to the farmers for their crop loss was inadequate. During a visit to multiple villages in his constituency, Chaudhary said the recent heavy rain in Punjab had caused extensive damage to crops and property, and yet the AAP government had not taken the necessary measures to compensate the …

Haryana farmers stare at losses due to unseasonal rains
1 year, 8 months ago

Haryana farmers stare at losses due to unseasonal rains

Hindustan Times  

Sumit Kumar, a farmer from Ratangarh Majra village of Yamunanagar district, was looking to buy a second-hand tractor after wheat harvesting but the unseasonal rains came like a bolt from the blue causing a huge loss to his crop and shattering his dreams of a bumper harvest. Girdawari to reveal damage Officials of the state agriculture department said the exact …

Bihar to compensate farmers for crop damage in recent rain, hailstorm
1 year, 8 months ago

Bihar to compensate farmers for crop damage in recent rain, hailstorm

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government has decided to provide compensation to farmers in six districts affected by unseasonal rains against crop losses following a report submitted by the respective district magistrates, officials said, adding that a sum of ₹92 crore would be provided to the state agriculture department by the diaster management department for paying compensation to farmers as per norms. Officials …

KCR to meet Ramadagu farmers today over crop loss
1 year, 9 months ago

KCR to meet Ramadagu farmers today over crop loss

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Karimnagar collector R.V. Karnan, accompanied by police commissioner Subbarayudu, on Wednesday inspected arrangements being made in Ramadagu mandal for the visit of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday to meet farmers of the area who have lost their crops in the recent hailstorm and heavy rains. State planning board chairman B. Vinod Kumar and area MLA Sunke Ravi …

BRS government will help every farmer: Minister
1 year, 9 months ago

BRS government will help every farmer: Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: Panchayat raj minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao on Wednesday appealed to farmers who have lost crops in the recent hailstorm and heavy rains not to lose heart. It will surely support farmers during their hour of crisis,” Dayakar Rao assured, pointing out that the government has helped farmers in the past by purchasing every single grain they have produced. Seeing …

Govt. ready to help farmers hit by crop loss: Vinod Kumar
1 year, 9 months ago

Govt. ready to help farmers hit by crop loss: Vinod Kumar

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Farmers need not be worried over crop loss due to the unseasonal rain and hail storms as the state government “will help every such farmer,” promised the vice-chairman of the state planning commission Boinapally Vinod Kumar on Tuesday. He hoped that officials would take immediate steps for helping around 18,000 affected farmers and submit their report to the government …

Hailstorm damages horticulture crops in Rayalaseema
1 year, 9 months ago

Hailstorm damages horticulture crops in Rayalaseema

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: An untimely hailstorm that hit the region caused large-scale damage in over 30,000 acres of paddy, maize, chili, green gram, drum-stick, papaya, mango and other crops. Officials said that over 1200 acres of horticulture crops were damaged in the erstwhile Anantapur district. The government should provide compensation for our loss.” A farmer from Narpala lamented, “Crops in around 1.5 …

Revanth demands compensation for farmers hit by unseasonal rains
1 year, 9 months ago

Revanth demands compensation for farmers hit by unseasonal rains

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy demanded the government to pay Rs 15,000 per acre as compensation to farmers, who had suffered losses because of the sudden hailstorm and unseasonal rains, and provide them crop insurance on a priority basis. In an open letter to Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, the PCC chief wanted to know why officials have not …

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 …

Heavy rains damage crops in Godavari districts
1 year, 9 months ago

Heavy rains damage crops in Godavari districts

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Heavy rains have battered several areas of erstwhile East and West Godavari districts on Saturday, damaging paddy, tobacco, maize, mango, cashew and several other crops, apart from disrupting normal life. A 36-year-old woman, Metla Sandhya of Taduvayi village in Jangareddygudem mandal of Eluru district, died when a huge tree got uprooted and fell on her during heavy gales and …

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 …

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