Heavy damage to crops in Telangana, it can be up to 10 lakh acres
Heavy damage to crops in Telangana, it can be up to 10 lakh acres
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Telangana: The recent heavy rains in the state have damaged standing crops. Due to which a crisis has arisen in a section of farmers. Especially in the northern parts, in large quantities, standing crops such as cotton, maize, soybean, green gram, black gram, red gram, paddy and vegetables suffered the brunt of heavy rains, and maize, soybean, green gram, black gram and vegetables There was no possibility of revival in the case of According to officials of the Agriculture Department, standing crops have been badly affected. Although the damage is yet to be assessed, it is estimated that out of the 1.25 million acres cultivated so far this season, it could be up to 10 lakh acres.

Officials said the potential for revival is limited to crops such as cotton, red gram and paddy, as other crops were in advanced stages of cob formation (maize), harvesting from pod formation (green gram and black gram) and flower to pod initiation. ( Soybean). Upon exiting the fields, cotton and paddy have the potential to have a revival as they are in the stage of flowering to becoming square and at the stage of flowering, the officials explained.

Following the Centre's decision to reduce its share of contribution in premium payment under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana two years ago, the state government has stopped paying its increased share of the contribution, resulting in the use of the Fasal Bima Yojana. Implementation has not taken place. Moreover, the input subsidy given in case of crop loss due to drought, excess rains and floods in the last few years has also not worked for the farmers.

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