Unseasonal rains damage paddy stocks, mango crop

It will take several days to dry wet paddy and government should purchase discoloured grains at MSP: Farmers

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @Adilabad

PEOPLE across the erstwhile Adilabad district are facing extreme climatic conditions, with some areas recording unseasonal rains while others experiencing soaring temperatures.

Adilabad and Nirmal districts recorded 45.5°C temperature, while parts of Mancherial district experienced heavy rainfall, damaging paddy stocks at procurement centres.

In Jannaram mandal of Mancherial district, heavy rain coupled with strong gales lashed the area for about an hour on Saturday night. The rain severely damaged paddy stored at procurement centres, causing delays in ongoing procurement operations.

Distressed farmers staged a rasta roko at Indhanapally village along the Nirmal-Mancherial road. Former Adilabad ZP chairman and BRS leader Rathod Janardhan, who was en route to a party meeting, visited the affected procurement centres and participated in the farmers' protest. They demanded that the government immediately purchase the paddy, including the rain-damaged stocks, without any restrictions.