PNS|Hyderabad
The Telangana Government has sanctioned Rs 51.52 crore as compensation for farmers who suffered crop losses due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms in the last two months.
The decision comes after a detailed survey conducted by the Agriculture Department as per Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s directions.
The department, after assessing the crop damage in various districts, submitted its findings to the government. The report estimated that crops on 50,528 acres were lost, affecting 41,361 farmers in 29 districts.
Based on this, Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao directed officials to coordinate with the concerned departments to ensure the sanctioned amount is credited directly into the affected farmers’ bank accounts.
Of the affected crops, paddy accounted for 36,424 acres, maize for 3,266 acres, jowar for 470 acres, and horticultural crops for 6,589 acres. Cotton was reported damaged on over 4,753 acres, while miscellaneous crops impacted by the Pranahita floods covered 477 acres.
Siddipet reported the highest compensation of Rs 6.14 crore for 4,913 farmers, followed by Jagitial with Rs 5.45 crore for 5,099 farmers, and Mulugu with Rs 5.72 crore for 2,933 farmers.
Other significantly impacted districts are Mancherial (Rs 4.59 crore), Mahbubnagar (Rs 4 crore), Peddapalli (Rs 3.56 crore), and Mahbubabad (Rs 3.51 crore).
Agriculture Minister Tummala said that details of crops lost in the May rains were also submitted this week. Compensation for those claims is expected shortly.
