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AP: IMCT visits Anantapur district to assess drought

Anantapur, Nov 2 (UNI) Inter Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) is visiting some of the drought affected mandals in the district to assess the crop loss due to drought in Andhra Pradesh.
The IMCT members led by Chinmay Gotmare, Joint Secretary in the union Ministry of Agriculture saw the photos exhibition illustrating the drought in the district.
A review meeting was held led by the IMCT for which Director of the Agriculture Department, Manazir Jilani Samoon, Dr. K. Ponnuswamy (representing the Government of India), District Collector O. Anand, Joint Collector C. Vishnu Charan, Prabha Kanti, AD Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre, Vnod Samant, Under Secretary, Dept of Rural Development and Pankaj Pahadia, DD, Department of Expenditure attended.
Speaking on this occasion, Chinmay Gotmare, stated that the officials had provided a comprehensive presentation on the drought conditions prevailing in AP and that a draft memorandum had already been received.
He noted that the Director of the Agriculture Department had clearly outlined the funds required by AP as Central assistance, adding that the team is currently conducting field visits to assess the ground reality first hand.
He further mentioned that following these field visits, follow-up discussions with senior State government officials would be held in Vijayawada on November 4.
Earlier, Manazir Jilani Samoon, Director, AP Agriculture Department, briefed the Central team on the drought conditions in AP through a PowerPoint presentation.
Jilani Samoon explained that, due to the severe impact of El Niño this year, the state government has been proactively implementing drought-mitigation measures since February. Since September 1, the State's average rainfall deficit stood at 52 percent.
“A comprehensive memorandum has been submitted to the Government of India requesting Central assistance of approximately Rs 1,420 crore, with the largest share of this amount proposed for the agricultural sector,” Jilani Samoon revealed.
“In accordance with Central government guidelines, 388 mandals in the state have been declared drought-affected (comprising 283 severely affected and 105 moderately affected mandals). Approximately 1.4 million farmers across the state have suffered losses, with crops—including both agricultural and horticultural produce—affected over an area of 1.12 million hectares,” he apprised the Central team.
He said the State had sought allocation of funds under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) guidelines: approximately Rs 46 crore for agriculture and horticulture, Rs 110 crore for the animal husbandry sector, and additional funds for drinking water supply.
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