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Farmers in Mancherial district are worried over delays in the full implementation of the Rythu Bharosa scheme as the Vanakalam season begins. Many are borrowing from moneylenders and traders to meet cultivation expenses while awaiting the release of pending benefits

Uncertainty over rainfall due to the expected El Nino effect is leaving farmers in Karimnagar district undecided about paddy cultivation this Vanakalam season. Agriculture officials are encouraging a shift to irrigated dry crops to minimise risks and potential losses.

A 70-year-old farmer tragically died in Mancherial district while attempting to extinguish flames in a neighbouring farm at Thimmapur village.

Maize farmers in Karimnagar are facing multiple problems during the procurement season, including delayed payments, shortage of gunny bags and transport facilities. Farmers allege they are being forced to sell excess produce to middlemen at prices far below the minimum support price

Farmers in Adilabad staged a protest demanding immediate release of the Rythu Bharosa benefit, warning of a siege on the Telangana Assembly if their demands were ignored.

Paddy procurement in Adilabad region during the Vanakalam season has slowed sharply, with less than half the target achieved. Officials cite the State government’s delay in releasing the promised Rs 500 per quintal bonus for fine‑variety rice as a key reason.

Farmers across Warangal district are once again facing a shortage of urea for Yasangi crops, forcing them to wait in long queues in freezing cold. At Mahabubabad PACS, farmers staged a road protest after officials failed to supply fertiliser.

Heavy rains and prolonged waterlogging in Karimnagar have severely damaged the cotton crop during its flowering and budding stage. Farmers invested in fertilisers and pesticides, but excessive rains and past dry spells threaten yields on approximately 48,000 acres

Cotton and paddy farmers in Karimnagar are facing distress due to a prolonged dry spell. With cotton seeds withering and paddy transplantation delayed, farmers fear crop loss. Rainfall is 19 percent below average compared to last year’s excess rainfall

The seed, which used to be provided to farmers on a 60 per cent subsidy, is now being supplied on a 50 percent subsidy

Farmers had shifted the harvested paddy to procurement centres to sell it to the government in Khanapur, Mudhole and Nirmal Assembly segments

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

The government allotted 1.42 lakh metric tonnes of paddy belonging to 2023-24 Yasangi season to the millers, setting a target of handing over 95,942 metric tonnes in Nirmal district. The millers delivered 81,099 metric tonnes of rice so far. The millers are yet to deliver custom milled rice (CMR) 14,843 metric tonnes, showing a deficit of 15 percent.

Very few mills have come forward to take up the process of custom milling rice (CMR) following an unprecedented condition set by the State government to submit 10 percent of bank guarantee against the cost of grains in the district.

Farmers said procurement centres were not identified in several parts of Asifabad and Mancherial districts except for a few major centres. Consequently, farmers were forced to sell the cotton produce to private traders

Farmers could not take up sowing of any other dry crops such as maize, red gram and other crops due to lack of adequate rainfall

The Congress in its manifesto had promised to extend annual assistance of Rs. 12,000 to farm labourers, Rs.2500 monthly assistance to women.

Last year, there was no shortfall for irrigable water since all major irrigation projects were brimming after adequate rainfall was recorded.

They have returned 23,123 tonnes of rice so far. But, they did not deliver 5,918 tonnes of the rice till now. They were imposed a penalty of 25 percent for delaying the delivery.

Mancherial Additional Collector Motilal told farmers to enroll their phone number and to link Aadhar number with bank accounts to get the payments