CM Revanth Sanctions ₹51 Crore for Crop Loss Compensation

Following the Chief Minister's directions, agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao directed officials to take immediate measures to deposit the compensation funds to farmers bank accounts in the state.

The minister said that crops in thousands of acres were damaged due to hailstorms and unseasonal rains for the past two months in Telangana. The agriculture department officials have estimated the crop damage per farmer and submitted a report to the government.

"On the one hand, the government, which is undertaking crop purchases, has also ordered a survey to help the farmers whose crops have been damaged and to deposit such compensation directly in the accounts of the farmers, and the reports have been submitted to the government. Following the reports, the Chief Minister issued orders sanctioning Rs 51.52 crore for immediate relief of farmers," Nageswara Rao said.

The officials have estimated that crop damage has occurred in 5,528 acres of land belonging to 41,361 farmers in about 29 districts. The state government has sanctioned funds of Rs.51.52 crores for crop compensation. Officials estimated that crop damage occurred across the state at 36,424 acres of paddy, 3,266 acres of maize, 470 acres of jowar, 6,589 acres of horticultural crops, 4753 acres of cotton and 477 acres of other crops (losses related to life-threatening floods).

District-wise crop loss details
Districts ----- Farmers --- Compensation in Crore
Siddipet ------4,913 ----------Rs 6.141
Mulugu -------2,933 -----------Rs 5.727
Jagtial --------5,099 -----------Rs 5.453
Mancherial ---3,017 ----------Rs 4.597
Mahabubnagar -3,888 ------Rs 4.003
Peddapalli -----3,297--------Rs 3.567
Mahabubabad ---3,097------Rs 3.519
Jangaon --------2,160----------Rs 3.364
Nizamabad ----1,512 ----------Rs1.674
Sircilla ---------1,449 ----------Rs 1.671
Yadadri-------- 1,168 ----------Rs 1.631
Nagarkurnool ----1,034 -------Rs 1.588
Medak ----------1,313 -----------Rs 1.144
Suryapet -------662 ------------Rs 1.104
Wanaparthy---- 888 -----------Rs 0.877
Vikarabad ------912 -------------Rs 0.764
Nalgonda ------710 -------------Rs 0.759
Kamareddy -----879 ------------Rs 0.740
KB Asifabad ----412 ------------Rs 0.609
Rangareddy ----413 -------------Rs 0.563
Narayanpet -----354 ------------Rs 0.520
Khammam -----299 -------------Rs 0.474
Sangareddy ----334 -------------Rs 0.421
Adilabad --------234 --------------Rs 0.246
Karimnagar ----193--------------Rs 0.146
Nirmal ---------127 ---------------Rs 0.128
Kothagudem ----36 ------------Rs 0.050
Warangal -------24 --------------Rs 0.043
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Total----------- 41,361 -----------51.528