Paddy purchase centres may continue to operate for one more month in view of the late arrivals expected from districts such as Bhupalpally and Mulugu where the transplantation took place towards the fag end of the season.
In a press note issued here on Thursday, the OSD reminded that Maoists had issued a statement urging the people to boycott the impending Assembly elections.
Among the 215 candidates vying for seats across 12 Assembly segments after scrutiny and withdrawals in the erstwhile Warangal district, contenders from different parties sporting symbols resembling a car are contesting in six key constituencies.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Durishetti Sailu (57), Bommana Kumar (32), Merugu Swamy, (50) Nimmrajula Shankar (55), and Mudu Shiva Kumar (25). All of them hail from Palakurthy Mandal in Peddapalli district.
It will connect towns such as Manakondur and Huzurabad with Hyderabad via Kazipet junction and serve as an alternate route to the main line between Kazipet and Peddapalli
The exercise is turning particularly arduous as majority of constituencies boast more than two aspirants vying for a ticket, barring the exceptions of Mulugu and Bhupalpally constituencies.
Jayashankar Bhupalpally Collector Bhavesh Mishra has directed authorities to implement a plan to eliminate substance abuse. In his address to officials on Thursday, he stressed the government's dedication to eliminating substance abuse and urged officials not to take the severity of the problem lightly.
People who are interested should submit their applications at local Mandal offices, municipality offices, or designated Gruha Lakshmi counters set up in the collectorate offices.
