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Andhra Pradesh Minister for Civil Supplies and territory in-charge Nadendla Manohar connected Wednesday announced that the State authorities has acceptable a grounds people of procuring 51 lakh metric tonnes of paddy from farmers during the existent cultivation season.
Addressing the media, the Minister said the authorities is committed to supporting each husbandman affected by the caller cyclone. Paddy would beryllium purchased straight from farmers, and the outgo would beryllium credited to their slope accounts wrong 48 hours of procurement.
Mr. Manohar recalled that the State had procured 34 lakh metric tonnes of paddy during the erstwhile season, and this year’s people reflects the government’s determination to assistance farmers retrieve from cyclone losses. Discussions person besides been held with atom millers to procure moisture-affected paddy owed to dense rains and the cyclone impact.
The Minister directed officials to taxable elaborate reports connected harvest harm by October 30, covering the agriculture, horticulture, carnal husbandry, and aquaculture sectors. He said tarpaulins person been stocked successful each Rythu Seva Kendras, ranging from 10 to 30 units per centre, and are being distributed escaped of outgo to farmers successful need.
Highlighting the grade of the damage, Mr. Manohar said 95 trees and 29 energy poles were uprooted successful the district. Power proviso was restored wrong 1 to 2 hours pursuing swift field-level enactment by the energy department.
A 24x7 power country has been acceptable up astatine the District Collectorate to person nationalist grievances and guarantee speedy redressal. He added that Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Ministers person issued peculiar instructions to absorption connected pre-emptive and alleviation measures to minimise the cyclone’s impact.
Explaining the alleviation arrangements, the Minister said 90 rehabilitation centres had been established successful the district, providing nutrient and accommodation to 3,422 families. These centres volition stay functional until Wednesday evening. As families instrumentality home, each volition person 25 kg of rice, reddish gram dal, sugar, cooking oil, and 1 kilogram each of 2 varieties of vegetables. In addition, handloom workers and fishermen families volition person an other 25 kg of rice.
To enactment affected families financially, the authorities volition supply ₹1,000 per idiosyncratic and up to ₹3,000 per family. “No husbandman oregon cyclone unfortunate volition beryllium near without support,” the Minister said.
