Kadapa MP seeks ₹50,000 an acre as compensation for damaged banana crop
Kadapa MP Y.S. Avinash Reddy has requested government compensation of ₹50,000 per acre for farmers whose banana crops were destroyed by recent heavy winds. He emphasized the severe financial impact on farmers whose crops were near harvest.
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This addresses the vulnerability of the agricultural sector to climate-related disasters and the role of government intervention in rural livelihoods.
Kadapa MP Y.S. Avinash Reddy has urged the Union and State governments to come to the aid of farmers whose banana plantations were damaged by strong winds in his constituency.
The Pulivendula Assembly constituency in Kadapa district is known for extensive banana cultivation. Several banana trees were uprooted and many others tilted due to the heavy winds that lashed the district recently.
Mr. Avinash Reddy visited Kuppalapalli, Tallapalli and Velamavaripalli villages in Vempalle mandal on Friday and assessed the crop damage. He also consoled the affected farmers.
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