TDP leaders demanded that the State government release water immediately to save standing crops, which are on the verge of withering.
Party Palnadu district president G.V. Anjanaylu, former Ministers P. Pulla Rao, Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy and party agriculture wing leaders visited paddy, chilli, cotton, and tobacco fields in Palnadu area to assess the drought situation, on Saturday (November 4).
They demanded that the State government announce a compensation of ₹50,000 per acre for chilli and cotton farmers and ₹30,000 for tobacco ryots. They also demanded that 470 mandals should be declared as drought-prone in Andhra Pradesh to save farmers from financial crisis.