Paddy fields in nearly 9,000 acres have been inundated, facing a threat of complete damage to the crop, in the Central Godavari Delta, following continuous rainfall triggered by Cyclone Michaung in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district. No loss of life was reported in the Godavari region by December 5 (Tuesday).
Paddy crop in at least 50,000 acres is ready for harvest and nearly 9,000 acres of paddy fields have been submerged, said Konaseema district Collector Himanshu Shukla. However, there was no major threat to the horticulture crops.
Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ch. Venu Gopala Krishna said that most of the harvested paddy had been shifted to rice mills while the rest had been covered in the field.
