Vinod Kumar along with Choppadandi MLA Sunke Ravishankar and Collector RV Karnan examined damaged crops in Choppadandi and Ramadugu mandals in Karimnagar
Bandi said chilli and mango farmers were the worst affected due to rains and hailstorm and added that about 40,000 acres of mango crop has been damaged due to rains.
Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University's advisory suggests several precautionary measures that farmers can take to minimise damage caused by heavy rains and hailstones.
Former Secretary to Central Government, EAS Sarma, has urged the Andhra Pradesh government to drop the proposal to call for tenders for smart meters, for, it will allow only private suppliers to profiteer at the cost of farmers
The State has been emerging as a seed export hub in the Asian region owing to the farmer-friendly and supportive policies of State government, said Dr. Keshavulu,ISTA President.
Adopting a profit driven cultivation method, more than 50 farmers have taken up banana cultivation as an internal crop in mango and mosambi farms and are setting a model to other farmers.