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Andhra Pradesh Government support Farmers to recover Crop Loss
Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister Prathipati Pulla Rao said that the state government will support farmers who have lost their crops in the recent heavy rains.
A total of 2, 60,000 hectares paddy crops were lost in the Andhra Pradesh state during the recent rains. And near about 6,000 hectares of fish and prawn cultures were damaged due to rains. The state government will give full support to farmers who have lost the crops, he added.
The AP government will distribute seeds on subsidy price to all farmers. He demanded that the Centre should support farmers and sanction large amount for Andhra Pradesh. He along with state Home Minister Chinarajappa will visit Delhi on December 10 and ask help for the state.