Banana, arecanut, papaya and mango orchards have been damaged in close to 500 hectares in undivided Kurnool and Anantapur districts following heavy gales and wind clubbed with rains on Monday evening due to the impact of Cyclone Asani.
Standing banana plants got razed to the ground, dealing a major blow to the farmers in Nandyal and Anantapur districts.
According to preliminary estimates prepared on Tuesday, the total damage to the horticulture crops alone has been assessed at ₹12.12 crore in Nandyal, Anantapur and Sri Sathya Sai districts, while the damage in Kurnool district was very meager and was yet to be estimated.