To add to the ongoing perspective from Nellore: As I was there at home for Diwali, was able to see the situation on ground – but am late, as got severely sick:
Prawn and Fish lakes have in general lost heavily. Some clever farmers like my uncle have forecasted the weather and moved to place safety nets combined with high power pumping machines in place (though the idea is not new, but its about execution and timing) have not faced the wrath. But they are very few of them. The loss is estimated to be in higher double digit crore rupees. This effect will be visible both on the immediate demand, due to financial capability of the farmers and continuing rains that hinder the preparation of farms for the next round of corp.
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