Farmers break-down before ministers on visit to see crop damage
The Hindu
Officials to enumerate extent of crop damage, assess loss due to hailstorm
A team of ministers and officials have examined the crops, especially chilli, damaged in the recent untimely rain and hailstorm in the erstwhile Warangal district on Tuesday and assured the farming community that the government would come to their rescue. The extent of damage would be enumerated by the Agriculture officials.
Minister for Agriculture S. Niranjan Reddy and Minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development E. Dayakar Rao, chairman of the Rythu Bandhu Samithi (RBS) P. Rajeshwar Reddy, Secretary (Agriculture) M. Raghunandan Rao along with Member of Parliament from Mahabubabad M. Kavitha, Member of Parliament from Warangal P. Dayakar, legislators Ch. Dharma Reddy, P. Sudarshan Reddy, P. Srinivas Reddy and others went round the the fields where chilli crop was damaged in the recent hailstorm and rain in Nagaram and Mallakkapeta villages of Parakal mandal.
Speaking after the field visit, the ministers admitted that there was crop damage due to the recent hailstorm and chilli was badly damaged with entire fruit/chilli falling to the ground just before the harvesting. The local elected representatives explained to the ministers that the damage was high in Narsampet, Parakal, Manthani and Bhupalapally constituencies.