Rain ruin in Telangana: Harish Rao, KTR assure farmers of BRS govt support

SIDDIPET: Telangana Finance and Health Minister Harish Rao and Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development K Taraka Rama Rao on Wednesday assured the farmers of Siddipet district of all possible support from the BRS government for the crops lost during Tuesday night’s torrential rain and advised them not to worry.

Harish Rao visited Nancharupally and Bakri Chepyala villages of Siddipet Urban Mandal along with District Collector Prashanth Jeevan Patil and Agriculture Department officials on Wednesday to assess the crop damage caused by the rains. Speaking to the farmers and the officials on this occasion, he said that he would escalate the issue to Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and do the needful in assisting the farmers. The minister directed the officials to collect the details of crop damage on a war-footing.

Stating that crops were damaged in around 35,000 acres, the minister said that the farmers would be given financial assistance of Rs 10,000 per acre, as promised by the chief minister. He expressed concern over the loss of crops despite implementing the Rythu Bandhu and providing quality electricity and proposed the idea of advancing the second crop season by a month so that the rains would not affect the crops. He asked farmers not to worry, saying that the government is with them.

On the other hand, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President and Minister K Taraka Rama Rao also assured the farmers of all possible help in the wake of the untimely rains in the state. He expressed concern over the difficulties faced by the farmers due to crop damage in the state and asked the MLAs and other public representatives to stand by the farmers in this difficult time. He asked them to monitor the situation from time to time and submit the details to the government.

The Minister asserted that the farmers should not worry since there is a pro-farmer government in the state. As the meteorological department has forecast heavy rain for a few more days, KTR appealed to the authorities to take all the steps to ensure there is no inconvenience caused to the public.