It is a rain of sadness for salt farmers in Prakasam

Workers moving gathered salt to security after rain at Biramgunta town near Kothapatnam in Prakasam district.|Image Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS After toiling for over 4 months preparing salt pans, salt farmers in Prakasam district were getting ready to make hay in May, when summer season reaches its peak. Now, their hopes of getting a good return on their back-breaking labour appearance bleak, thanks to the constant unseasonal rains in seaside Prakasam over the last 15 days. The circumstance belongs to that in 2010 when cyclonic storm Laila struck the Prakasam coast, taking away the just-scrapped salt from the pans, regrets a group of salt manufacturers in Motumala town near Kothapatnam. It remains in May that salt production peaks. “We will not be troubled if there are a number of spells of rain throughout the summer season. The consistent showers over the previous 2 weeks have actually left us unaware as to what to do,” grumbles another group of salt manufacturers in seaside Biramgunta town. ” Passing the pattern, we can not resume salt production in the next 20-25 days given that the salt material in the water is less,” they include, analyzing the loss triggered by the abrupt rainstorm. “We were expecting a great season, with the weather condition authorities anticipating heatwave-like conditions in May. The rains have actually played a spoilsport,” includes salt manufacturer Ragava Rao from Padarthi town.” If rains continue unabated, it will be a truncated season this year,” states Prabakar Reddy, another salt farmer.” In the prese
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