Agriculture Minister Kurasala Kannababu on Sunday said that a special action plan has been chalked out to set up four Regional Agriculture Laboratories (RAL) with an allocation of Rs. 175 crore in the State.

Speaking to newsmen here, Mr. Kannababu said the labs would be set up in Visakhapatnam, Guntur, Eluru and Tirupati.

On the impact on the operations of aqua processing plants and the subsequent impact on exports, he said that an immediate initiative would be taken to ensure the availability of workers in the processing units.

“East Godavari Collector D. Muralidhar Reddy has been briefed on the impact of the absence of workers in the aqua processing units. A coordinated exercise will be undertaken to persuade the workers to return to work to avoid impact on the aqua industry,” the Minister said.

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