Speaking to media persons at Palakollu of West Godavari district here, Kanna said that several loopholes were identified in payment of compensation of horticulture farmers who were hit by cyclones. However, he said that immediate steps have been taken to plug the loopholes and help the affected farmers. He also announced that the State Government would increase the compensation to the cyclone-hit farmers.

Besides hastening the process of payment of input subsidy to the farmers hit by Neelam cyclone, immediate measures will be taken to provide assistance to the farmers hit by recent Helen cyclone. He also announced that the salt farmers would also be paid compensation. He said that process of enumeration of losses was still and a decision on payment of compensation would be taken after Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy visit the affected areas in a day or two. INN