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AP: Crops in 4.61 lakh hectares damaged due to cyclones: Officials tell Minister

Vijayawada, Nov 10 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Minister for Agriculture K Atchannaidu directed the officials to expedite the enumeration of crop loss due to 'Arnab, and 'Murasu' cyclones. The officials informed him that crops in 4,61,194 hectares have been damaged due to the cyclones.
The Minister held a teleconference here on Tuesday with the officials of agriculture and horticulture. The officials apprised him that crops were damaged in 3,27,843 hectares, registering a 30.05 percent crop loss in 15 districts by the 'Arnab' cyclone. As many as 5,32,136 farmers suffered crop loss in the 15 districts, the officials told the Minister.
"AP suffered a huge loss of 9,78,091 tonnes of agricultural produce, worth Rs 2,392.84 crore under the impact of 'Arnab' cyclone. The worst affected district is Konaseema where 99.19 percent of crops were damaged, affecting 94,808 farmers and the crop loss was pegged at Rs 348.88 crore.
Furthermore, the Murasu cyclone affected 9 districts in which crops were damaged in 1,33,351 hectares, registering a 23.71 percent crop loss and 1,86,269 farmers bore the brunt of the cyclone impact. Due Murasu cyclone AP incurred 3,38,302 tonnes of agriculture production loss, worth Rs 816.53 crore. The officials explained that Rs 321.64 crore crop loss was estimated by the SDRF and Rs 266.67 crore worth crop loss by the NDRF.
Under the impact of the 'Arnab' cyclone, horticulture crops in 23,211 hectares in 1,310 villages were damaged affecting 58,990 farmers. Crop loss enumeration has been completed in 23,035.08 hectares so far, the officials told the Minister.
Due to the 'Murasu' cyclone, horticulture crops in 6,748.52 hectares were damaged in 530 villages affecting 12,586 farmers. The Minister instructed the officials to complete the crop loss enumeration expeditiously.
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