Kumram Bheem Asifabad district has received less than half of its required urea quota, impacting cotton, paddy, and pulse farmers. Long queues have formed at cooperative societies, with farmers skipping meals and fainting due to extended waiting hours. In neighbouring Mancherial, while the situation is slightly better, supply remains short.
Dimda and Shivapelli villages and Naikapuguda, a hamlet under Babasagar in Chintalamanepalli mandal, Thalayi, Thikkapalli and Bheemaram of Bejjur mandal were stranded in the backwaters of Pranahita river, which was in spate due to heavy rains.
Koutala Inspector Sadiq Pasha said that Thorrem Vengal Rao (28) from Baregudem, Athram Mahesh (26) of Arkaguda and Dunna Narasimha belonging to Elkapalli village received fatal injuries, resulting in instantaneous death.
Residents of the forest fringe village accused forest department officials of thrashing Talandi Lasmaiah for constructing a house on a piece of land near the habitation.
Except for Asifabad, the Jainoor, Sirpur (U), Lingapur and Wankidi mandals registered excess rainfall, while the remaining 10 mandals recorded normal rainfall, cheering farmers.
Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A seven-year old boy died after accidentally falling in a well when he was playing around it at Andugulagudem village in Bejjur mandal on Tuesday. Bejjur Sub-Inspector Venkatesh said that the deceased boy was Sidam Parthu from Andugulagudem. Parthu died on the spot as he had a fatal fall while he was […]
