Paddy ryots stopped from entering Miryalaguda

“CM KCR said sannalu (fine variety paddy) commands good rate, but now we are forced to sell at ₹1400 and even less per quintal. MSP for grade A variety is ₹1,888. Why can’t the government procure at the price it advocated?” asks an aggrieved farmer, amongst a number of others, who have been stopped by the police from entering Miryalaguda on Sunday.

Another farmer, among the many protesting group on Chillepalli-Musi bridge, requests police to permit farmers to market yards in Miryalaguda as a substitute of rice mills, in order that the produce that will get broken quickly might be bought at the very least at ₹1000 per quintal.

Miryalaguda, the centre for rice industries, has been witnessing influx of tremendous selection paddy like by no means earlier than. Since the beginning of procurement by rice mills final week, already hundreds of automobiles have been cleared and a number of other hundred are in queue, following a token system.

According to farmers, it took about 4 days to achieve the promoting level – the day of arrival, two days to get the token and one other day or two until the tractors are unloaded and thought of. As a consequence, the grain reveals discoloration and develops different indicators of harm, and the low charge per quintal.

Procurement bandh

In the wake of the document paddy inflows, storage silos in any respect the rice mills in Miryalaguda have been crammed to the utmost. And farmers have been suggested to reap their produce solely on the day of bringing the load to the mill, to keep away from grain blackening and harm.

“There are already hundreds of vehicles in queues, and it would take about four days to clear the pendency and arrange storage. Farmers should note procurement will commence on Wednesday, it is a bandh till Tuesday,” Karnati Ramesh, president of Nalgonda District Rice Miller’s Association – Miryalaguda (NDRMA-M), had earlier issued an announcement.

And therefore, police camps on the a number of routes to Miryalaguda to bar the entry of farmers, resulting in protests and criticism of the federal government for regulated farming system, notably tremendous paddy selection.

In view of the state of affairs, the district administration has been monitoring the state of affairs intently, reviewing procurement standing with rice millers and advising farmers on harvesting.

On Sunday, Energy Minister G. Jagadish Reddy met officers and leaders from Nalgonda and Suryapet, to debate and challenge tips on the procurement.

He stated the most important downside at Miryalaguda was paddy influx past the capability of the rice mills.

“On a single day about 4, 500 tractors had reached Miryalaguda, while the actual capacity is 1, 500 tractors per day. As discussed, farmers will be issued tokens at market yards, only after which they should harvest their produce and bring it to rice mills,” he stated, addressing media individuals.

Mr. Reddy suggested farmers to not hurry, however to make sure high quality of the paddy as millers have been prepared to supply extra charge per quintal, and shortly tremendous selection paddy would fetch higher charges out there, he stated.

Stressing on MSP for farmers, he stated stringent motion can be initiated if centres purchase paddy at lower than the prescribed charge. He additionally instructed officers to control harvesting and convey about consciousness amongst farmers.