A day after heavy gales, hailstorms and downpour were reported in Chittoor and Annamayya districts, officials put the preliminary estimation of loss incurred by farmers growing mango and other horticulture crops in the districts at 8 crore.
The three-hour-rain on Tuesday left standing mango crops on hundreds of acres in the two districts damaged.
In Chittoor district, mango plantations in Bangarupalem, Tavanampalle, Chittoor rural, and GD Nellore, SR Puram, and Karveti Nagaram mandals took the hit, while the damage in Annamayya district was reported from Veeraballe and Pullampeta mandals.
