Officials told to be liberal in assessing crop losses

Machilipatnam (Krishna district): Minister for mines and geology and excise Kollu Ravindra reiterated the state government’s commitment to provide financial assistance to farmers who lost their crops due to Cyclone Montha. He directed agriculture department officials to conduct crop loss assessments in a liberal and transparent manner to ensure no farmer is left out of compensation. The minister, accompanied by APSRTC chairman Konakalla Narayana Rao, distributed Dr NTR Bharosa pensions at Pedapatnam village in Machilipatnam Rural mandal on Saturday. He also inspected cyclone-hit paddy fields at Pedapatnamand Kanuru, interacted with affected farmers and distributed essential commodities to flood victims. Speaking on the occasion, Ravindra said that the cyclone had caused a loss of nearly R