Paathulothu Dassi, a 55-year-old tribal woman farmer in Nalgonda, died from complications after sustaining a leg fracture in a urea stampede five days ago. Local BRS leaders blamed the government and demanded accountability for the tragedy
A farmer in Sircilla, Pendala Mallaiah, collapsed due to seizures while standing in a queue for urea at Gambhiraopet PACS outlet. Other farmers alerted his family, who shifted him home. The incident highlights the ongoing fertiliser shortage in the district.
Islamabad Ravi Naik (40), a cotton farmer from Erlapally, Jadcherla, died after consuming pesticide. His family alleges that negligence and bed shortages at multiple government hospitals delayed critical treatment.
A 55-year-old farmer from Thadkapally village died of a heart attack at the Siddipet Collectorate after waiting all day for a compensation cheque related to land lost under the Ranganayaka Sagar canal project.
He was unable to irrigate his paddy fields as the borewells in his land ran dry due to a decline in the groundwater table. In a desperate effort to save his crops, he borrowed money from various sources to drill three new borewells.
