MLA P Manikyala Rao visits rain-hit farm lands in Tadepalligudem

​Tadepalligudem: MLA P Manikyala Rao and other leaders of BJP visited agricultural fields inundated in the rain during the past 10 days in Tadepalligudem and Pentapadu mandals on Monday.

Speaking on the occasion, the MLA promised farmers to avoid inundation of fields by strengthening the drainage system. He said he would bring to the notice of the government the extent of loss caused to seedbeds and crop by the rains.

He also said that he would speak to the officials and take a favourable decision to farmers on whether to bring seedbeds from other areas.

The MLA explained to farmers that inundation problem was mitigated to a great extent by removing aqueduct on Errakaluva at Nandamuru built by the British.