Unseasonal rains and gales hit Mancherial and Adilabad Tuesday evening, soaking paddy, maize, and jowar stocks at procurement centres and market yards. Farmers staged protests demanding compensation and procurement of wet grains, while power outages disrupted villages until restoration Wednesday morning
Unseasonal rains and strong winds in Mancherial district disrupted life, killing four farmers when a shed collapsed and injuring six others, while damaging paddy at procurement centres, cutting power lines, blocking roads, and causing widespread agricultural and transport losses