Drought – Hit Mandals and Districts in Andhra Pradesh – 2015

The Government of Andhra Pradesh has declared as many as 359 mandals in the state as drought hit mandals. The Prakasam district has topped the list with 35 mandals declared as drought hit. The Government has added 163 mandals recently to the previous 196 mandals. The crop loan and relief measures will be taken up in these mandals as per the guidelines. Following is the list of drought hit mandals in various districts of AP:

Srikakulam: Sompeta, Amudalavalasa, Patapatnam, Palasa, Heera Mandal, Seethampet, Mandasa and Ponduru.

Prakasam: Tangutur, Kothapatnam, Cheemakurthy, Maddipadu, Addanki, Korisapadu, J. Panguluru, Ballikurava, Santhamaguluru, Martur, Yaddanapudi, Chirala, Vetapalem, Parchur, Karamchedu, VV Palem, Ponnaluru, Kanigiri, HM Padu, Pamuru, Veligandla, PC Palli, Podili, Konakanamitta, Marripudi, Darisi, Tallur, Mundlamur, Markapur, Peda Ravedu, Tripurantakam, Pullalacheruvu, Komarolu, Bestavaripet, Kambham.

Nellore: Kaligiri, Vinjamuru, Marripadu, Chejarla, Kondapuram, Bogili, Duttaluru, Dagadarthi, Alluru, Vidavaluru, Kodavaluru, Rapuru, Mutkoor, Sydapuram, Balayapalle, Chilakuru, Vakadu, Chittamuru, Pellakuru.

Chittoor: B. Kothakota, Ramasamudram, Mulakalacheruvu, Pedda Panjani, Palamaneru, Ramakuppam, Vedurukuppam, Chittoor, Srirangarajapuram, Karvetinagaram, Gudipala, Pala samudram, Penumuru, KVB puram, Satyavedu, Chandragiri.

Kadapa: Atluru, Pedda Mandyam, Pendimarri, S Mydakuru, Simhadripuram, Tandur, Vempalle, CK Dinne, Chakrayapet, Chennoor, Jammalamadugu, Kamalapuram, Obulavaripalle, Proddutur, Pulivendula, Siddavatam, Vemula, Erraguntla.

Anantapuram: Anantapur, Gitti, Vajrakarur, Dharmavaram, Tadimarri, Battalapalli, CK Palli, Kanaganapalle, Ramagiri, Raptadu, Brahmasamudram, Rayadurgam, Gummaghatta, Amarapuram, Roll, Agali, Chilamaturu, Gorantla, Talupula, Odicheruvu, Tanakallu, Aamadaguru, Gandlapenta, Puttaparthy.

Guntur: Bollapalli, Rentachintala, Epuru, Machavaram, Rompicharla, Nadendla, Veldurthi, Durgi, Dachepalli, Macharla, Tadikonda, Mangalagiri, Kollur, Sattenapalle, Kakumanu, Vinukonda, Pittalavanipalem, Piduguralla, Chebrolu, Krosur, Guntur, Chilakaluripet, Narasaraopet, Tullur, Yedlapadu, Nizampatnam.

Krishna: Pedana, Bantumilli, Krittivennu, Nandivada, Chandarlapadu, Jaggayyapet, Vatsavayi, Nuzvidu, Bapulapadu, Gannavaram, Vissannapet, Tiruvur, Konduru, Gampalagudem.

Vizianagaram: Bobbili, Pachipenta, Sitanagaram.