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Paddy farmers in Chenbagaramanputhoor, Kanyakumari district, are struggling with the spread of wild rice weed, which has affected nearly 150 acres and raised cultivation costs. Farmers have urged the Tamil Nadu government and Agriculture Department to provide immediate control measures and technical assistance

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy warned District Collectors against negligence in paddy and maize procurement as farmers across Telangana faced delays, shortages of gunny bags and transport facilities, and crop damage due to unseasonal rains. Officials were directed to take immediate corrective measures.

The BRS party staged a Maha Dharna at the Khammam collectorate demanding immediate government action to resolve issues faced by maize and paddy farmers. Leaders accused the Congress government of neglecting farmer welfare and failing to establish procurement centres, leaving farmers vulnerable to exploitation by middlemen.

In Nizamabad, unseasonal rains damaged standing and harvested crops, leaving paddy and turmeric farmers facing heavy losses. Stocks drying on roads and market yards were soaked, causing distress across multiple mandals as farmers reported widespread agricultural damage

Say they are finding it difficult to protect the stocks due to continuous rains; protest results in traffic jam on the national highway

Scenes of anguish unfold in multiple districts with farmers' families going to the extent of touching the feet of officials seeking justice

Asks authorities to conduct field visits and address the issues immediately; directs them to file cases against those who deliberately spread malicious propaganda

As per the Telangana Development Planning Society’s weather report, Mancherial district recorded an average rainfall of 36.2 mm. Within the district, Mancherial mandal received the highest rainfall at 64.6 mm, followed by Naspur mandal with 52.6 mm.

Say truckloads of paddy still waiting at procurement centres; since the area is witnessing rains every day, they are finding it difficult to protect the produce

The farmers, who have been waiting at procurement centres for more than a fortnight, have been struggling to protect their produce from the untimely rains, due to lack of tarpaulins

Complain that large quantities of paddy are deducted in the pretext of wastage while weighing the produce at procurement centres

Paddy farmers in Khammam protested after the district supply officer halted unloading at Konijerla’s Raju Rice Mill, citing milling limits. Waiting four days, farmers faced losses. The protest ended when officials allowed unloading

Former Minister T Harish Rao criticised Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for focusing on events like Miss World while farmers struggled at procurement centres

Agricultural Market Intelligence Centre at PJTSAU projects Paddy Grade-A and Paddy-Common could trade in the price ranges of Rs 2,630-Rs 2,970 and Rs 2,320-Rs 2,520 per quintal, respectively, in initial weeks of harvest season; prices fall short of farmers' expectations, especially after heavy investments to save crops from water scarcity

Paddy, maize and wheat growers sinking multiple borewells due to insufficient water supply from local irrigation projects

The sangham leaders staged a protest at Wyra tahsildar office in the district on Friday demanding completion of loan waiver process and release of paddy bonus

The Congress party, which promised to provide Rs 500 bonus to all paddy varieties during the time of elections, had changed its voice after coming to power and announced bonus only for fine variety

Agriculture Department officials blame it on excess procurement by a few farmers

It was said that in the past the officials set up a paddy purchase centre at the village, but this year a procurement centre was not set up at the village and a procurement centre under the aegis of IKP was set up at a new location.

Farmers are losing an additional two to four kilograms of paddy during weighing due to damaged gunny bags. While inaugurating paddy procurement centers, ministers and government officials clarified that there is no shortage of gunny bags. Although the centers have received sufficient bags, most of them are old. It is a common practice to supply used bags, as providing all new ones is not feasible.