Recent cyclones ‘Arnab’ and ‘Murasu’ damaged agricultural crops across 4,61,194 hectares in Andhra Pradesh, officials confirmed on Tuesday.
The twin storms also destroyed horticultural crops spanning 29,960 hectares across the state.
State Agriculture Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu reviewed the widespread crop losses with senior officials during a teleconference on Tuesday morning.
Officials reported that Cyclone Arnab damaged 3,27,843 hectares of agricultural crops across 15 districts, affecting 5,23,136 farmers.
The storm wiped out 30.05 per cent of the cultivated land, causing a production loss of 9,78,091 tonnes.
Arnab inflicted financial losses worth Rs 2,392.84 crore, requiring Rs 815.57 crore from SDRF and Rs 714.96 crore from NDRF.
In Dr B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district alone, Arnab ruined 99.19 per cent of crops, hurting 94,808 farmers.
Meanwhile, Cyclone Murasu damaged 1,33,351 hectares of crops across nine districts, impacting 1,86,269 farmers.
Murasu destroyed 23.71 per cent of cultivated areas, causing 3,38,302 tonnes in production losses worth Rs 816.53 crore.
Officials estimated relief requirements for Murasu at Rs 321.64 crore under SDRF and Rs 266.67 crore under NDRF.
Regarding horticulture, Arnab damaged 23,211.48 hectares across 15 districts, affecting 58,990 farmers.
Field teams completed enumeration for 99.24 per cent of Arnab-hit horticultural land, with only Krishna district lagging at 86.67 per cent.
Conversely, Murasu damaged 6,748.52 hectares of horticultural crops across eight districts, affecting 12,586 farmers.
Officials finished enumerating just 32.77 per cent of Murasu-hit horticultural land, leaving 9,194 farmers unregistered.
Minister Atchannaidu directed officials to conduct comprehensive field assessments and identify remaining unregistered farmers district-wise.
He urged teams to expedite the enumeration process immediately so every eligible farmer receives relief.
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