Standing crops in 500 acres damaged

Standing crops in around 500 acres of land in several villages of Shahapur taluk of Yadgir district were damaged after the Krishna waters entered agricultural fields following heavy discharge from the Narayanpur reservoir in the last two days.

According to sources, crops such as green gram, red gram, cotton, maize and paddy were damaged in Chowdeshwarihal, Hemanur, Markal, Hemmadagi, Kollur, Tonnur, Goudur, Yakshinti, Hayyal, Ikur, Anakasugur and Channur villages in Surpur and Shahapur taluks.

Farmers, whose land located near the Krishna, were busy shifting pumpsets from the field to safety as one was said to have been washed away in the floods.

“We have faced crop losses owing to drought and now, are facing a similar situation due to floods,” Shivareddy Kollur, a young farmer, told

The Hindu on Friday.

Shivareddy Kollur, whose one-and-a-half acres of green gram crop is inundated, has demanded immediate survey of damaged crop and release of compensation.

Prakash Hosmani, Tahsildar, and Revenue and Agriculture officials, visited the fields.

The Kollur Bridge, which connects Raichur with Kalaburagi, was submerged by the river waters. Vehicular movement has been suspended. Policemen have been deployed to prevent people from going near the bridge.

Suspension of traffic movement on the bridge, across the river near Kollur village in Shahapur taluk, continued as the river was flowing around one-and-a-half feet over the bridge.

The authorities concerned have diverted vehicular traffic coming from Raichur to Kalaburagi via Deodurg, Thinthini Bridge and Surpur.