Prakasam, Guntur, Krishna, YSR Kadapa, East Godavari and SPSR Nellore districts bore the brunt of the damage. Paddy suffered extensive damage, with 3.92 lakh ha completely/partially submerged, Bengal gram in 81,796 ha, red gram in 36,895 ha, black gram in 53,911 ha and cotton in 23,102 ha were damaged. Prakasam suffered extensive damage with crop loss reported in 1.49 lakh ha, 1.33 lakh ha in Guntur, 1.06 lakh ha in Kadapa, 95,313 ha in Krishna, 38,278 ha in East Godavari and 32,602 ha in SPSR Nellore. Prakasam accounts for 11,176 ha, Guntur (5,444), YSR Kadapa (4,655), Nellore (3,043) Chittoor (1,596), Krishna (584) and East Godavari (773). The State government also promised to supply seeds at 80% subsidy to raise nurseries again as and where damage occurred.

Source: The Hindu December 07, 2020 18:31 UTC