Vijayawada, April 25 -- : The shortage of diesel affected the aquaculture and paddy harvesting in the coastal Andhra Pradesh districts.
The paddy harvestings are in full swing in coastal AP districts, including combined Krishna, West Godavari, East Godavari and Guntur districts.
As the paddy harvest machines work with diesel, the agencies are expressing an inability to supply harvest machines to the farmers due to a shortage of diesel. The paddy harvesting for the rabi season has begun in the districts.
Due to a shortage of agricultural labour, the farmers depend on paddy harvesting machines to harvest paddy. The petrol filling stations are displaying no stock boards in ARS, Parvathipuram, Vizianagaram, and other districts, forcing the f...