Farmers expressed their difficulties following the failure of monsoon, and alarming dip in the groundwater table.
Fodder supply At Tarigonda, dairy farmers sought setting up of cattle farms at the village level in view of fodder crisis.
They asked the animal husbandry officials to extend the facility not only to cows, but also to sheep.
In Kadapa district Another central drought team led by senior official Rajiv Singhal visited parts of Kadapa district.
After photo exhibition on the ground situation, District Collector Ch.
Pouring out their woes, a group of farmers at Kaligiri said it was the fourth successive year of drought.
They could not take up cultivation of even tobacco, they said.
Making a power-point presentation, Chief Planning Officer P.B.K.
As many as 1.62 lakh farmers had to be provided an input subsidy of ₹138.92 crore, while cattle farmers had to be provided ₹44.90 crore for arranging fodder and drinking water for animals to prevent a fall in the levels of milk production, the main source of income when crops failed, Prakasam Joint Collector S. Nagalakshmi explained to the team members.
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