Dejected farmer burns paddy crop in Khammam

P Dishender was said to be upset over pest infestation that damaged his crop of fine variety paddy cultivated in about three acres of land

Khammam: A tenant farmer at Singareddypalem village in Nelakondapalli mandal in the district has set his paddy crop on fire on Thursday.

P Dishender was said to be upset over pest infestation that damaged his crop of fine variety paddy cultivated in about three acres of land. Brown planthopper, a sucking insect, has infested the crop, said the farmer who invested around Rs 60, 000 on the crop.

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He lamented that the crop was wilted after it was affected by the pests when the crop was reaching harvesting stage. ‘Since I could do nothing with the crop I decided to burn it’ he added.

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