AP Declares 24 Mandals Drought-Affected During Kharif 2026
Revenue (disaster management) special chief secretary G. Sai Prasad issued GO Ms No. 5 here on Saturday, notifying the drought-affected mandals.
Vijayawada:The Andhra Pradesh government has declared 24 mandals in eight districts drought-affected during the 2026 kharif season, classifying 12 as severely affected and 12 as moderately affected.
Revenue (disaster management) special chief secretary G. Sai Prasad issued GO Ms No. 5 here on Saturday, notifying the drought-affected mandals.
The mandals classified as moderately affected are Jaggampeta in Kakinada district; Dwarakatirumala, Pedapadu, Chatrai, Nuzvid, Musunuru, Eluru Rural and Agiripalli in Eluru district; Machilipatnam South in Krishna district; and Vontimitta, Sidhout and Nandalur in YSR Kadapa district.
The severely affected mandals include Racherla in Markapuram district; Aspari, Nandavaram, Adoni-2, Kosigi, Mantralayam and Kollur in Kurnool district; Rayadurg and Peddapappur in Anantapur district; and Rolla, Agali and Penukonda in Sri Sathya Sai district.