He noted that nearly 2.33 lakh hectares in the district are under paddy cultivation this year, with 20% under PR 131. Farmers say they are bearing heavy losses due to re-sowing.

The assurance comes in the wake of the 2024 Godavari floods, which caused flooding of the Yerrakaluva river, resulting in the inundation of vast stretches of paddy fields in the Nidadavole assembly ...

They said more than 500 quintals of the 1262 and 300 varieties of seeds of the 1224 variety have been sent to the erstwhile Godavari districts and Gunturu, Prakasam and other districts.

Paddy farmers have intensified direct sowing and nursery activities marking the beginning of the Kharif season 2025-26 in the Godavari region Published - June 24, 2025 06:46 pm IST - DOWLESWARAM ...