CPI seeks urgent relief as Anantapur farmers suffer pomegranate crop losses
The CPI has called for urgent government intervention to assist farmers in Anantapur who have suffered significant losses in their pomegranate crops. Severe pest attacks and adverse weather conditions have devastated the orchards, leaving farmers in distress after heavy investments. The party is demanding immediate compensation and support from the government to help affected farmers recover from their losses.
- ▪CPI leader Gujjula Eswaraiah urged the Chief Minister to support distressed farmers in Anantapur.
- ▪Farmers in Kandukuru village invested heavily in pomegranate cultivation but faced severe crop losses due to pests and weather.
- ▪The estimated losses for farmers are nearly ₹2 crore, with calls for compensation of ₹5 lakh per acre.
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The Communist Party of India (CPI) Andhra Pradesh State secretary Gujjula Eswaraiah urged Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to take immediate steps to support farmers at Kandukuru village in Anantapur Rural mandal after severe pest attacks and adverse weather conditions devastated pomegranate crops.In a letter addressed to the Chief Minister on Wednesday, Mr. Eswaraiah said farmers who invested lakhs of rupees in horticulture crops by relying on loans were now left in distress due to massive crop losses.
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