Hyderabad, March 24 -- Agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao announced that the enumeration of crops damaged by recent hailstorms across the state is underway. Based on the final assessment, affected farmers will receive compensation.

Speaking during the zero hour of the Telangana budget session on Monday, March 24, MLAs from various constituencies raised concerns over thousands of acres of farmland damaged by unseasonal rains and hailstorms in recent days.

Nageswara Rao assured the House that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy had already directed officials to assess the damage. While a preliminary estimate has been prepared, the final report is awaited, after which compensation will be provided to farmers.

However, the minister did ...