Officials put on alert over heavy rains in Telangana

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday directed officials to remain on high alert in the wake of heavy rains and hailstorms lashing out various parts of the state for the past few days.

Mr Rao held a review meeting with officials to take stock of the situation. He asked the officials to submit a report on the the extant of loss caused to crops in districts within 15 days. He said the government will give input subsidy to the affected farmers. The CM instructed the officials to be on high alert as the state is experiencing widespread rain and thunderstorms with hails. Mr Rao discussed the issue with  chief secretary S.K. Joshi on the untimely rains, hailstorms and their impact on the crops losses in the state. Based on the instructions from the Chief Minister, Mr Joshi spoke to all the district collectors over the phone and asked them to prepare reports on the crop losses at the earliest. The CS has instructed that official teams should visit the affected places to assess the damage.