Vinayaka Chaturthi festivities began in Hyderabad on Monday amid cloudy skies and persistent drizzle. The weather department forecast light rain in Hyderabad and several districts over the next few hours, with moderate rain expected in Warangal, Hanamkonda and Jangaon.
Unseasonal rainfall in Warangal and Khammam districts has left cotton and maize crops soaked, compounding the distress of farmers already reeling from recent cyclonic rains. At Enumamula market, traders and CCI refused to buy wet produce, prompting calls for official intervention.
Unseasonal rain in Warangal drenched cotton and maize kept for sale at Enumamula market, compounding farmers’ woes after recent cyclonic showers. Traders and CCI halted purchases, prompting demands for official intervention as crops lay soaked in open yards
