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Owing to the devastating cyclonic tempest Montha, SPSR Nellore and Prakasam districts person received mean rainfall of 128 mm and 180 mm respectively. As per the preliminary estimates, crops were damaged successful much than 53,000 hectares, pursuing the inundation of cultivation fields successful some the districts during the past mates of days.
Speaking to The Hindu, Prakasam District Agriculture Officer (DAO) Srinivasa Rao said that astir 12,418 farmers were affected owed to the cyclone. “Of the full 51,931 hectares, 10,274 hectares witnessed harvest nonaccomplishment crossed 178 villages successful the district. Cotton, bajra and paddy were the astir affected crops.”
Similarly, Nellore DAO P. Satya Vani said that 1,135 farmers faced harvest nonaccomplishment owed to the dense rainfall. The crops that were successful the harvesting signifier successful 1,295.41 hectares successful 46 villages of the territory were inundated. Paddy is the lone harvest sown successful the bulk of the cultivation fields, she informed.
Meanwhile, officials person not yet initiated the appraisal of the harvest harm successful presumption of money. The officials of Agriculture and Revenue departments unneurotic inspected the fields, observed the estimates of the affected acreage and volition determine connected the compensation details. Generally, enumeration is calculated by the officials if the farmers person mislaid supra 33% of their concern connected the crop.
Nellore Collector Himanshu Shukla connected Wednesday held a reappraisal gathering with the officials of assorted departments connected the post-cyclone situation. He directed the unit to instantly behaviour tract visits and hole preliminary reports to estimation the damages successful the district.
“As the rains person subsided, peculiar attraction should beryllium paid to sanitation successful the villages. All precautionary measures should beryllium taken to forestall the dispersed of infectious diseases. Necessary aesculapian tests should beryllium conducted for those successful the rehabilitation centres,” helium said, instructing the officials to place the areas wherever roads and culverts person been damaged and hole reports.
