Agriculture Minister Kanna Lakshminarayana on Wednesday assured that the state government would take immediate measures to help the farmers affected due to the recent cyclones.
Speaking to media persons after meeting Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy at the State Secretariat here, Kanna said that the CM has assured to consider payment of enhanced input subsidy, seed subsidy and waiving of loans of farmers, to those who were hit due to recent cyclones.
He said that the CM has been continuously monitoring the preparations the impending cyclonic storm, Lehar, which is likely to make a landfall on Thursday afternoon.
Kanna also mentioned that he did not discuss any political issues with the Chief Minister. (INN)