AP CM calls for advanced irrigation to avert cyclone risks

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has directed agriculture officials to take steps to advance the crop season to protect Kharif crops from cyclones.

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The Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu held a meeting with the agriculture officials at his camp office at Undavalli, near here, on Wednesday. The officials apprised the Chief Minister that the Agriculture Department had already initiated early release of irrigation water to the Godavari and Krishna delta regions.

"Water has already been released through canals to farmlands in West Godavari, Eluru, Konaseema, East Godavari, Kakinada, and Krishna districts. Plans are in place to supply irrigation water to Guntur, Bapatla, and Prakasam districts in the first week of July," the officials told the Chief Minister.

"Andhra Pradesh has faced 14 cyclones in the last 20 years, five in October, six in November, and three in December. October cyclones have particularly impacted the north coastal region and the East Godavari district," the officials informed the Chief Minister.