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The Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham connected Wednesday (December 3) demanded contiguous authorities involution to enactment farmers who suffered large harvest losses owed to the caller Montha cyclone. Sangham territory Secretary K. Srinivas called for the proviso of prime gunny bags and compensation nether harvest security to those affected by the drastic autumn successful paddy yield.
Speaking to the media aft inspecting paddy stored astatine drying yards successful Munduru and Vegivada villages of Pedavegi mandal, Mr. Srinivas said galore farmers and tenant cultivators were facing terrible hardship due to the fact that of reduced productivity. “The cyclone has reduced yields by 10-15 bags per acre, pushing farmers into dense losses,” helium said.
He emphasized that adjacent though the authorities is purchasing paddy and making timely payments arsenic per norms, the reduced output is forcing farmers into debt. Mr. Srinivas demanded relaxation of moisture percent norms and contiguous shifting of existing paddy stocks to mills.
He besides urged the authorities to halt supplying torn and poor-quality gunny bags, stating that they were causing further difficulties for farmers. “The authorities indispensable wage harvest security compensation proportional to the reduced output and supply durable sacks to support farmers’ produce,” helium said.
