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Telangana’s Kharif sowing has fallen behind due to a 42% rainfall deficit and low reservoir levels. With just 36,300 acres of paddy sown against a 66 lakh-acre target, prospects for a robust Kharif harvest remain uncertain, especially for paddy

Few villages of Echoda, Sirikonda and Boath mandals saw rains along with hailstorm in the evening for a brief time

Officials told to deploy more vehicles to shift paddy from procurement centres to mills