Over 2.2 Lakh Acres of Crops Damaged by Rains Across 28 Districts

Quick Summary

• Location and Context: incessant rains in Hyderabad lead to crop damage across 28 districts, affecting 2,20,440 acres and impacting around 1,43,300 farmers from 2,463 villages.
• Crop Impact:

– Paddy suffered the largest destruction (1,09,600 acres).
– Cotton sustained damage over nearly 60,100 acres.
– Other affected crops include soybean (21,000 acres), maize (16,000 acres), pulses (6,750 acres), chilli, groundnut, jowar and horticultural crops on remaining acreage.

• District-wise Damage:

– Kamareddy: Crop loss in 77,400 acres.- Medak: Damage across approximately 23,170 acres.
– Adilabad: Crop damage of around 21,300 acres.
– Further losses reported in smaller districts like Khammam and Nirmal (~5-9K acre range) and up to ~2.8K in remaining regions.

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