Ryots worry over damage to paddy by pre-monsoon rains
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Unexpected downpours absorbing and damaging the paddy standing on the procurement season has brought about losses to farmers at a number of locations in Medak district.
Paddy farmers who introduced their harvest to the procurement centres have been compelled to wait their flip as there was undue delay in weighing and transporting the paddy to mills. According to sources, farmers held a rasta roko for someday at Chalmeda in Nizampet mandal in Medak district on Thursday protesting towards the delay in lifting of inventory from procurement centres, the farmers claimed that their harvest was completely broken due to the rains that lashed many elements of the area on Wednesday night time.
“For the past one month the paddy has been stocked up here but it is not being lifted. The entire paddy was soaked in rain water since early morning. The organisers at the procurement centre are not responding to our repeated pleas. Paddy is getting damaged and it has already started sprouting. We will suffer big loss,” mentioned some farmers of Ramayampet, Nizampet and different mandals of Medak district.
Farmers from a number of mandals of Pullur have made related allegations that the paddy stocked was broken due to the pre-monsoon rains.
“We have requested for two lorries but they were not sent so far by the PAC. Farmers who can afford are hiring tractors. We have to wait till lorries are sent. There is no answer to how long we would have to wait for the transportation,,” mentioned some farmers at Chalmeda.
However, officers mentioned that they’re making all out efforts to purchase paddy and extra transport autos are being pressed into service.
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