Hyderabad, May 28 -- Telangana has registered extensive crop damage in 29 districts due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms in the last two months. On the orders of chief minister Revanth Reddy, the agriculture department has conducted a preliminary estimate of losses and handed over a comprehensive report to the state government.

Of the crops, an estimated 51,528 acres have been ruined, and 41,361 farmers have been impacted. In response to this, the state government has approved Rs 51.528 crore as compensation, and this amount will be directly credited to the accounts of the affected farmers.

Agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao directed officials to liaise with concerned departments and disburse compensation quickly. He underline...