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During an awareness programme on ethanol production and its environmental impact at BRK Bhavan, key stakeholders, including farmers, environmentalists, ethanol industry representatives, and officials from agriculture, pollution control, and industrial sectors, shared their observations.

Harish Rao said that the government had failed to make arrangements to purchase paddy, cotton, and maize, forcing farmers to sell their produce to middlemen at a much cheaper rate than the MSP.

On Friday evening, heavy rainfall in Siddipet and Medak districts caused significant damage to paddy farmers. Despite their efforts to dry the paddy along the Narsapur-Medak road in Kowdipally, the crops were washed away by the rainwater, leaving the farmers feeling helpless.

The Civil Supplies department promised to purchase 8.16 lakh tonnes of paddy in October itself. But as on October 28, only 7,629 tonnes of paddy has been purchased from 913 farmers," he said.

Due to slugs damaging horticultural crops in Chinna Kodur mandal, farmers raised the issue with horticulture officials, who then requested assistance from university scientists. In response, scientists Dr. Anitha Kumari, Dr. Preetham, Dr. Veera Suresh, and Horticulture Officer D. Ramesh visited the tomato, chili, and bean crops of farmers Kanugula Nagaraju and Ragiri Ravi in Pedda Kodur village on Saturday.

Addressing the media here on Friday, Ramanna said the leaders of the Congress and BJP tried to disrupt Rama Rao's meeting by spreading misinformation and hatching conspiracies

Speaking at the 'Rythannala Poru Bata' meeting with farmers at Ramleela ground on Thursday, Rama Rao declared his willingness to go to jail for the sake of the people and farmers. He warned that the public would soon rise up against the government and confront Congress leaders for not fulfilling their election promises.

Procurement of paddy has not started in many paddy purchasing centers in the erstwhile Karimnagar district.

BRS activists and farmers on Sunday staged protests across the erstwhile Karimnagar district against the State government’s decision not to implement Rythu Bharosa for the current Kharif season.

The farmers found fault with the state government for deceiving them by denying the promises made to them during the time of elections

BRS working president KT Rama Rao urged party members to expose the Congress's betrayal of farmers, criticizing the party for failing to fulfill its promise of providing ₹15,000 per acre under the Rythu Bharosa scheme.

While Adilabad topped in growing the cash crop by seeing 3.96 lakh acres, Kumram Bheem Asifabad district accounted for 3.30 lakh acres

In a statement, Rama Rao highlighted the ongoing irrigation crisis, the incomplete crop loan waiver, and the absence of the Rythu Bharosa scheme, which have left hundreds of farmers in distress, leading some to take their own lives.

Rama Rao took to X to criticize Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for misleading farmers by promising a loan waiver of up to ₹2 lakh during elections but only partially implementing it, benefiting around 22 lakh farmers. "The Chief Minister falsely claimed to have fully completed the loan waiver, but the Agriculture Minister's statements have revealed his failure to fulfill that promise," Rao stated.

Each connection will cost Rs. 75,000, however, a farmer will be asked to pay only Rs. 5,000 and the remaining Rs. 70,000 will be borne by the government under subsidy

Heavy rains in Adilabad district recently affected standing crops, including cotton, red gram, soya, and maize, across 1,961 acres. A preliminary assessment revealed damage to crops in the mandals of Jainath, Bela, Boath, Thamsi, Bheempur, Gadiguda, and Utnoor.

Nearly 100 farmers from the village arrived at the Collectorate carrying their bank passbook, pattadar passbook and other documents

Though the State government appointed a three-member Cabinet sub-committee to look into the issues and submit its report, none is aware of its fate.

Farmers gathered in front of the State Bank of India on Thursday, raising slogans against the government and demanding unconditional crop loan waivers. Contrary to government claims, the farmers reported that many in the mandal have yet to see their loans waived.

Leaders were arrested and taken to local police stations while preparing to participate in the Chalo Praja Bhavan program across Adilabad, Kumram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, and Nirmal district centers. They were taken from their homes early in the morning and transported to the police stations.