Cyclone Montha | Ministers Ponnam, Tummala assure relief to farmers who suffered crop loss

Ministers Ponnam Prabhakar and Tummala Nageswara Rao visited the cyclone-affected areas of Husnabad and Khammam to evaluate the harm brought on by the Montha cyclone on Thursday.

The mixed Warangal, Karimnagar, and Khammam districts bore the brunt of the cyclone’s impression. Standing crops in 1000’s of acres have been destroyed, and in depth harm was reported to roads, culverts, and bridges, severely affecting connectivity and transport in a number of rural areas.

Minister for Transport Ponnam Prabhakar has stated unprecedented rains on Wednesday wreaked havoc in Husnabad Meeting Constituency, inflicting widespread harm to crops and roads, leaving three individuals feared lifeless.

The minister visited the rain-ravaged areas together with Chigurumamidi, Indurthi and Saidapur on Thursday to take inventory of the state of affairs.

CM aerial survey as we speak

Talking after visiting the rain-battered market yard in Husnabad, the minister stated the Centre ought to declare the havoc brought on by unprecedented rainfall within the State as a pure calamity and prolong assist to the State authorities to mitigate the woes of rain-affected folks. The size of rain devastation is widespread, he stated, including that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy will conduct an aerial survey of the rain/flood-affected areas in Husnabad constituency limits on Friday.

Moved by the plight of Veeravva, who misplaced her whole paddy inventory that bought washed away in heavy rain at Husnabad market yard on Wednesday, the minister handed over Rs 10,000 as fast aid to the distressed farmer. He stated the soaked paddy will likely be bought and compensation will likely be supplied to the rain-affected farmers.

Round 90 households from the low-lying areas alongside the banks of the Munneru river in Khammam city have been shifted to aid camps after the river reached 25 toes mark, the third flood warning stage, at Kalvaoddu in Khammam on Thursday.

The water stage in Munneru immediately rose on account of heavy rainfall within the upstream areas of the river within the erstwhile composite Warangal district within the final 24 hours. All of the streams within the river’s catchment have been in spate following the incessant rains triggered by Cyclone Montha. Floodwaters entered some residential colonies situated near the river’s floodplains on Thursday morning.

Minister for Agriculture Tummala Nageshwara Rao visited the aid camps at Nayabazar faculty. He stated the Munneru river crossed the 25 toes mark earlier within the day following the cyclone-induced heavy downpour in its catchment areas on Wednesday. The water stage within the river is regularly receding, he famous, including that meals and consuming water have been supplied to the flood-affected households within the aid camps.

Crop damages will likely be enumerated to supply ₹10,000 compensation per acre to the farmers affected by the torrential rains. Efforts are on to obtain the soaked paddy, he added.(Eom