Hyderabad, May 17 -- A shepherd lost 30 goats in one lightning strike on Saturday, May 16, when unseasonal rains in Nagarkurnool district destroyed crops, leaving farmers in distress.

The shepherd, from Enabetla village of Kollapur mandal, was given Rs 50,000 by Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao, who also represents the constituency.

He visited the agricultural market yard and examined the stacks of wet paddy and maize. He asked the farmers not to worry and assured them that their crops would still be transported to godowns.

Cotton, private godowns to be used for storing excess maize

The minister stated that the government is taking all measures to protect its farmers, with the Chief Minister, Revanth Reddy, himself monitoring the ...