Former minister T Harish Rao blamed delays in procurement for damage to paddy stocks at procurement centres following unseasonal rains. He demanded MSP procurement of wet grain, immediate completion of procurement operations and accused the Congress government of neglecting farmers’ concerns.
Heavy rains in Karimnagar Tuesday night soaked hundreds of quintals of paddy stored in open procurement centres. Farmers, angered by delayed government purchases, demanded immediate procurement of wet and discolored stocks without conditions
Unseasonal rain and strong winds damaged paddy stocks in Karimnagar district Tuesday night. Trees and electric wires were uprooted, disrupting power supply. Electricity staff restored services by 3 a.m. after clearing debris, while soaked crops at procurement centres added farmer distress
Unseasonal rains accompanied by gusty winds damaged maize and paddy stocks at procurement centres in Nagarkurnool and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri districts, leaving farmers worried. Delays in procurement have worsened losses, with farmers demanding urgent government intervention and compensation
Raising slogans against the government, the farmers squatted on the road. There was an inordinate delay in paddy procurement by the officials and also in transportation of stocks to the rice mills, the farmers charged
They staged a protest demonstration on Wednesday demanding the intervention of officials, forcing additional collector Rohit Singh to rush to the marketyard.
