Farmers incurred loss of 4,000 cr due to floods: Chandrababu Naidu

Guntur: TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu wondered why the State government failed to take precautionary measures though advanced information over the threat of floods was provided by the Central Water Commission and ISRO. The government totally failed to prevent inundation of agriculture fields, lamented Naidu.

He said the YSRCP government had planned to inundate his house at Undavalli and as a result agriculture and horticulture fields spread over thousands of acres were submerged. Naidu gave a detailed explanation at the TDP State office in Guntur on Friday on how the floods could have been managed by the government with the help of a power point presentation.

Later, speaking to the media, he said the recent floods inundated agriculture and horticulture crops spread over 53,000 acres and farmers suffered a loss of Rs 4,000 crore. He alleged that the disaster happened due to the callous approach adopted by the government and demanded an inquiry to find out the factors that led to floods inundating agriculture and horticulture fields.

He urged the government to distribute one month ration to the flood victims. Naidu said if the capital is shifted from Amaravati fearing threat of floods, then such a measure should be taken even with regard to cities like Mumbai and Delhi.

Later, the TDP national president released a poster on anti-ragging brought out by TNSF State president Brahmam Chowdary. Speaking on this occasion, he said that there is a need to conduct anti-ragging awareness meetings in universities and colleges to educate students.