No concrete help to drought-hit farmers, regrets YSRC MLA

Nellore: Sarvepalli MLA and YSR Congress district convener K Govardhan Reddy said the state government had only declared 45 mandals in the district as drought prone without any concrete support to the farmers and others. 

He visited Podalakur mandal on Sunday and said the Agriculture Minister from the district had failed to provide water for horticulture crops as he had promised earlier.

Responding to the pleas of the farmers in the area, Govardhan Reddy said while crops are drying up officials and ruling party leaders were conducting meetings with officials. 

Immediate relief measures are essential to support the farming community, he said. “Minister Somireddy announced that they would supply water through tankers spending huge money. Where the promises have gone? Now farmers are forced to cut the trees as there is no water for horticulture crops. 

Podalakur area has to be developed like delta area as was promised by the Minister and now the lands have become barren,” said the Sarvepalli legislator.