Farmers’ protest at Nirmal-Mancherial route leads to traffic chaos

Farmers in the villages near Nirmal-Mancherial route gather and protested on the road, causing traffic. They demanded the government address the inconvenience caused due to the gunny bag shortage.

Nirmal: Traffic on Nirmal-Mancherial route came to a standstill for a long time following a rasta-roko staged by farmers on a road at New Sangvi village in Mamada mandal on Tuesday.

Farmers from different villages gathered at the village and sat on the road demanding the government to expedite procurement of paddy produce. They blocked the traffic moving on the busy route. Traffic on the route came to a grinding halt due to the protest. Motorists expressed displeasure over the delay in reaching their destinations.

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The agitating farmers regretted that they were forced to wait to sell their produce at procurement centres due to shortage of gunny bags and vehicles to transport the grains. They wanted the government to address the challenge immediately and to avoid inconvenience. They stated that the produce shifted to centres was prone to damage by unseasonal rains, incurring losses to the growers.