Hyderabad: BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao on Wednesday asked party MLAs and other elected representatives to visit fields and extend support to farmers who lost their crops due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms in the last few days.
He said the government will stand by the farmers in these difficult times and ensure compensation soon.
Minister T. Harish Rao visited the Siddipet district, interacted with farmers, and assured complete support from the government.
Urging farmers not to be worried about the crop loss, Rama Rao reminded that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao visited Khammam, Warangal, and Karimnagar districts last month which were affected by unseasonal rains and hailstorms and announced Rs 10,000 per acre compensation to affected farmers.
He said the government already released Rs 150 crore as compensation and in a similar manner the CM would announce compensation for farmers now after officials submit reports on crop loss to the government.
Rama Rao said the enumeration of crop loss was going on in the district and the collectors were asked to submit reports by May 1.
Harish Rao examined the crops damaged at Nancharupally in Siddipet urban mandal. He instructed officials to undertake an assessment of the crop loss on a war footing to help the government release the compensation early.
Harish later inspected the crops at Bakrichepyala village. He interacted with the farmers to understand the extent of loss.
