Watch video: Urea shortage forces Warangal farmer to uproot cotton crop

A cotton farmer in Warangal, distressed by the unavailability of urea, was forced to uproot his crop in protest, triggering outrage on social media. The issue echoed in Khammam, where Rythu Sangam activists protested the fertiliser shortage.

Warangal/Khammam: Distressed by frequent shortage of urea, a farmer in Warangal district was compelled to uproot the cotton crop he had cultivated.

The farmer, Bhukya Hemla of Chintha Nekkonda village of Parvathagiri mandal in Warangal, along with labourers removed cotton plants in his agriculture field. A video clipping of the incident has gone viral on social media.

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The farmer expressed anger at Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for his alleged failure to ensure adequate supply of urea to farmers in the State. The Congress government has betrayed farmers, he alleged.

Meanwhile in Khammam Telangana Rythu Sangam district secretary Bonthu Rambabu complained that there was no supply of urea at PACS, Wyra for the past 15 days. Sangham activists, along with farmers, staged a protest at the society office on Friday.

He demanded that the government take immediate steps to supply urea to the farmers. A memorandum was submitted to the mandal agriculture officer and to the society CEO seeking to address the issue.

Rambabu said that paddy has been cultivated in an area of 18,000 acres under Wyra reservoir and cotton was grown in 10,000 acres. Cotton was in the cropping stage and the paddy fields have turned red due to the use of herbicides. At this time, urea consumption would be high and farmers should be supplied with urea as required, he said.