Cyclones Arnab, Murasu damage 13.21% of Krishna district’s paddy area

A farmer inspects damaged paddy crop following Cyclone Arnab, which made landfall near Narsapur on October 28. | Photo Credit: Representational picture

Paddy suffered damage in 13.21% of the total sown area in Krishna district due to the two back-to-back cyclones, Arnab and Murasu, which battered the A.P. coast between October 28 and November 3.

Krishna District Agricultural Officer (DAO) Padmavathi told The Hindu that the officials have almost completed enumerating the agricultural losses suffered by farmers and that the report would be submitted to the State government in a day or two. Based on the report, the government will allot funds to the district for compensation to farmers.