Hyderabad: Tuesday night’s hailstorm hit paddy and other crops in about 1,600 acres in six districts in Telangana State.
Bags of paddy stored in markets at some places were also affected. However, the damage was limited as the rains mostly lashed areas in and around Hyderabad.
Agriculture secretary C. Parthasarathy, who held a video conference with district agriculture officials, especially those surrounding Hyderabad district, confirmed the same to Deccan Chronicle.
“Ninety per cent of the damage is to paddy crops in the affected areas. But overall the damage is negligible,” Mr Parthasarathy said.
Crop damage was reported from Jayashanker Bhupalapally (1,245 acres), Mahabubnagar (184 acres), and Vikarabad (93 acres) besides sporadic damage in Ranga Reddy, Nagarkurnool and Jangoan. Heavy rains also lashed Burriguda, Munugode, Nampally, and Chundur mandals in Nalgonda district.
A part of the paddy crops stored in agriculture markets in the area were submerged in the water. Due to heavy gales, covers of paddy bags flew off exposing the crops to the rain.
In Suryapet district, heavy rains and gales hit many villages, uprooted trees and damaged power lines. Suryapet town was plunged in darkness last night.
About 2,000 paddy bags stored in IKP centres in Yandlapalli, Ramaram, Tekumatla and Raigudem were drenched by the rain.
