Telangana: Farmers continue to wait in serpentine queues for fertilizers

Despite the Congress government’s app-based fertilizer system, farmers in Warangal and Mahabubabad endured long queues in cold weather due to insufficient stock. Frustrated farmers, including women, staged demonstrations

Warangal: Despite tall claims of the Congress government in introducing app-based fertilizers supply system, farmers continue to wait in serpentine queues for fertilizers at different places.

On Saturday, braving cold weather, farmers, including women turned up in large numbers at the Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society centre in Khila Warangal. Much before the centre was opened, farmers stood in the serpentine queues for their turn to secure fertilizers bags.

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Many farmers, especially women, fumed at the officials for failing to arrange sufficient quantities of fertilizers ahead of the season. The State government seems to have not learnt any lessons from the hardships faced by farmers during last season. The same issues were being faced again this season. Who should be held responsible for this negligence, farmers’ reportedly asked at the centre.

Similarly, videos and images of farmers, especially the aged, waiting for their turn to get fertilisers at the PACS centre in Mahabubabad on Friday, were shared extensively on social media.

Many farmers from Vemnur, Uttarathanda, Idulapusapally, Shanigaram and other areas said they have been doing rounds of the PACS centre but there was no stock. Unable to bear the cold weather, farmers were seen covering themselves with blankets and waiting for their turn at the PACS, according to reports.

After standing in the queues since early morning in the cold weather, officials informed the farmers that there was no stock and it was still to arrive at the centre. Irked over the officials apathy in supplying the fertilizers, farmers even staged demonstrations on the road in the town, resulting in disruption of traffic movement in the town.