<span style="color: #222222;">Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naiudu today appealed to the Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) at Amaravathy to respond positively in boosting the morale of farmers of drought-affected Nellore, Prakasam, Kadapa, Chittoor, Kurnool and Anantapur districts of the state during kharif season. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">           </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The IMCT team led by team leader Ms Neeraja Adidan, Joint  Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture  Cooperation and  Farmers Welfare met the chief minister to discuss about their observations on drought situations during kharif season.</span><br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The state government submitted a report to the team stating that Andhra Pradesh has been facing drought for the 7th consecutive year.   </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The IMCT team responded positively and assured that it would submit a report to the central govt within a week.</span>