AMALAPURAM/ELURU
Paddy in thousands of acres has been inundated across the Godavari region owing to incessant rains reported over the past 48 hours due to cyclone Michaung. However, the impact on horticulture crops is less compared to that on standing paddy crop. The relief operations have been intensified in the Godavari Delta.
“In West Godavari district, crops in 16,000 hectares(paddy in 13,300 hectares and horticulture crops in 300 hectares) have been damaged,” said West Godavari District Collector P. Prasanthi. The officials have distributed essential commodities and paid ₹2,500 per family for those leaving the cyclone relief camps.
