7 months ago
2
With the Cyclone Montha-induced rains submerging fields, damaging crops and clogging canals, farmers successful parts of Guntur territory are staring astatine monolithic losses. Cotton and chilli crops successful Prathipadu mandal were peculiarly devastated, with cultivators fearing full loss. They besides complained of mediocre canal attraction and shortage of urea, which, they said, worsened their woes.
District Collector A. Thameem Ansariya connected Wednesday (October 29) toured the affected areas, including Prathipadu, Pedanandipadu and Kakumanu mandals, to measure the situation. She inspected the travel of h2o astatine Kondaveedu vale stream, ongoing canal desilting works, and alleviation camps acceptable up astatine Zilla Parishad High Schools successful Prathipadu and Pedanandipadu.
Crossing the flooded Nakkalavagu and Mekalavagu streams connected a tractor, the Collector reached Varagani and Nandipadu to conscionable section residents and farmers. She directed officials to velocity up post-cyclone alleviation measures and guarantee sanitation successful each affected villages.
Speaking to the media, the Collector said harvest harm assessments would beryllium completed wrong 2 days. She added that 5,000 quintals of urea were disposable successful the district, energy restoration was successful progress, and 84 fallen trees were being cleared from roads. Over 9,000 radical are presently sheltered successful 153 alleviation centres, wherever indispensable supplies are being distributed arsenic per the Chief Minister’s orders.
