Mangoes that were ready for harvest have fallen to the ground at Sathupalli, Buggapadu, Rudrakshapalli, Kakarlapalli, Siddharam and other villages in Sathupalli mandal
In order to address the menace, a farmer in Dammapet mandal has come up with a solution. He displayed a banner at his oil palm field with a warning that he would call the police if anyone was found consuming liquor in his field
Consequently, 724 farmers suffered losses. Already, mango crop being raised in 484 acres was hit by the showers experienced on May 5, affecting 127 farmers.