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Heavy rains damage paddy crop
The heavy rains caused due to low pressure in Tekkali revenue division caused heavy damage to paddy crop in mandals in the district. Heavy rainfall recorded in Kanchili, Itchapuram, Mandasa, Sompeta, Kaviti, Vajrapukotturu, Kotabommali, Santhabommali, Palasa, Tekkali and Nandigama mandals due to low pressure.
Srikakulam: The heavy rains caused due to low pressure in Tekkali revenue division caused heavy damage to paddy crop in mandals in the district. Heavy rainfall recorded in Kanchili, Itchapuram, Mandasa, Sompeta, Kaviti, Vajrapukotturu, Kotabommali, Santhabommali, Palasa, Tekkali and Nandigama mandals due to low pressure.
As a result, paddy crop which is at harvesting stage damaged heavily than other crops. Due to strong gales, 113 sheep died at Marripadu, Saradapuram and U Meliaputti villages in Vajrapukotturu mandal. The sheep belongs to Peethala Janaki Rao, Peethala Kurma Rao, Vankala Sanjiva Rao and Vankala Sriramulu.
The grazers appealed to officials concerned to compensate the loss by sanctioning financial aid from the government. Paddy crop inundated under rain water in an extent of 50,000 acres and fell on fields in an extent of 37,000 acres due to rain and winds in Tekkali division mandals. Agriculture department officials collected details over damage of paddy crop tentatively from the mandals till Thursday evening.
“We received details over crop loss approximately and will send report to the government,” Joint Director for Agriculture G Rama Rao told The Hans India. “At this juncture we cannot estimate accurate loss, but yield percentage would be affected some extent in inundated areas,” he clarified. “We will verify fields with agriculture scientists soon based on government orders,” he said.
