Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari held a video conference with the District Collectors today evening on the directions of the Chief Minister of the State regarding the crop damage caused by untimely rains in various districts. Chief Secretary has directed the District Collectors to submit the details of crop damage due to untimely rains in the state by May 1st.
Agriculture Secretary Raghunandan Rao, Disaster Management Secretary Rahul Bojja, Panchayat Raj Commissioner Hanumantha Rao participated in this video conference.
CS directed Collectors to appoint Special officers for each mandal to asses the damage and asked to submit the details of crop damage. Referring to the crop loss in the past.
CS informed that compensation will be distributed from today onwards. As thunderstorms are likely to occur in the state for a few more days.
she ordered collectors to take appropriate measures to prevent the paddy grain stocked in collection centers from getting wet.
