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Senior officials drafted for monitoring the minimum support price (MSP) operations are reaching out to the purchase centres as part of their stock taking exercise from time to time.

According to Dubbak Rural Inspector Srinivas, two farmers Vasuri Yadaiah and Vasuri Tirupathaiah, had spread paddy on the road to dry at Chinna Chinthakunta.

Manu Chowdary asked officials to make available sufficient tarpaulins at all procurement centres to help the farmers protect the paddy.

Farmers rushed to the procurement centres to cover their paddy heaps with tarpaulins. Since the procurement of the paddy was going on at a snail's pace, most of the paddy was still at the procurement centres.

Though farmers tried to protect crops by covering their produce with tarpaulins, some of the farm produce was drenched in rainwater.

Paddy ready for harvest and stocks close to the paddy purchase centre were exposed to rains in different districts including Nizamabad, Karimnagar and Kamareddy recently

Hanumanthu said the government had cleared pending bills of farmers to a tune of Rs. 98 crore.

He expressed anger, asking how much longer farmers would have to wait to sell their crops at the procurement centres.

Farmers from Kothagattu and Gollapalli are utilizing these roads to dry their produce since it is more spacious and comfortable for them.

Officials said 105 centres would be operated by Indira Kranthi Pathakam (IKP), while 130 centres would be run by Primary

He criticized Ministers from the district for staying insensitive on issues of farmers. The farmers of the ayacut of the Nagarjuna Sagar left canal were facing a hard time due to lack of irrigation facility.

According to him, the government had fixed the Minimum Support Price(MSP) for paddy 'A' grade Rs. 2203 per quintal and Rs. 2183 per quintal for normal quality.

Apart from paddy, maize, jowar, tobacco, ground nut, chilly, onions and horticulture farmers had incurred losses as standing crops were lost.

Hailstorm destroyed paddy in large areas in Sirikonda, Dharpally, Dichpalli and Indalwai mandals.

Reports indicate a significant reduction in paddy cultivation area, with nearly six lakh acres left fallow due to dwindling water supplies

Paddy growers, who have been finding it tough to get a remunerative price for their produce, have pinned hopes on the promise.

Unable to supply water to the standing crop, farmers set the crop on fire

Paddy farmers in Medak district are using the 'Eluka Chitti', an ancient Telugu mantra, to combat rodent damage. Farmers queue for chits, which are then planted in their fields, with some using extra chits for exceptional results.

With the area under paddy projected to be little over 40 lakh acres in Telangana during the Yasangi season, Department of Agriculture has prepared an action plan for supply of 19.24 lakh metric tonnes of various fertiliser grades

Pocharam Srinivas Reddy warned that the State government will be responsible for any decline in crop production, due to delayed release of water.