Telangana CM to tour rain-hit districts on March 23

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao would visit the rain-ravaged districts of Khammam, Mahabubabad, Warangal and Karimnagar on Thursday to inspect the damaged crops and meet the farmers. Rao has directed ministers, Chief Secretary and officials of agriculture department to provide details on the crop damage.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao would visit the rain-ravaged districts of Khammam, Mahabubabad, Warangal and Karimnagar on Thursday to inspect the damaged crops and meet the farmers. Rao would interact with the ryots and assure them of compensation for the losses incurred due to heavy rains and hailstorms, an official release said on Wednesday night. Rao has directed ministers, Chief Secretary and officials of agriculture department to provide details on the crop damage. The opposition Congress and BJP have urged the state government to extend immediate relief to farmers who suffered losses.