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More than 1.2 lakh acres of paddy has been damaged owed to dense winds coupled with rains during Cyclone Montha crossed the Godavari delta successful Andhra Pradesh. Most of the paddy damaged is acceptable for harvesting and arsenic a hazard of discolouration of the grain.
In West Godavari district, paddy cultivated successful supra 26,000 acres has been damaged and astir of it remains nether the expanse of water, by District Agriculture Officer Z. Venkateswara Rao claimed. Meanwhile, West Godavari District Collector Ch. Nagarani has launched paddy procurement thrust connected Thursday (October 30).
In an authoritative release, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema District Collector R. Mahesh Kumar said that paddy harvest successful supra 31,000 has been damaged and the harvest harm enumeration is expected to implicit by Friday.
In Kakinada district, the paddy lasting harvest successful supra 45,000 acres has been damaged. Heavy inflow into Yeleru irrigation strategy added woes to the farmers.
The officials are enumerating the harm of roadworthy connectivity and infrastructure facilities. In Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema District alone, 37 schoolhouse buildings person been partially damaged. In West Godavari, aquaponds successful supra 1200 acres person been inundated owed to breach of Nalli creek adjacent Narsapuram.
