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KARIMNAGAR / KHAMMAM
Unexpected summertime showers accompanied by gusty winds lashed respective parts of the combined Karimnagar territory precocious connected Monday night, causing harm to maize crops connected hundreds of acres successful Jagtial, Peddapalli and parts of Karimnagar district.
According to sources, the unseasonal rainfall turned retired to beryllium a bane for scores of maize farmers arsenic their lasting crops were flattened nether the interaction of beardown gales coupled with showers.
Moderate to extended harm to lasting crops of maize has been reported from Metpalli, Korutla, Kathalapur and assorted different mandals successful Jagtial district. Mango orchards successful Raikal and different parts of Jagtial territory bore the brunt of gusty winds successful the mediate of the harvesting stage.
Meanwhile, the Telangana Rythu Sangham Khammam territory committee has demanded that the authorities instantly acceptable up maize procurement centres nether the aegis of the TG MARKFED.
The members of the Rythu Sangham led by territory caput B. Rambabu staged a dharna successful beforehand of the Tahsildar’s bureau successful Wyra to property their charter of demands. He said farmers person cultivated maize connected astir 2 lakh acres successful the combined Khammam territory this season.
In the aftermath of the forecast of unseasonal rains successful the adjacent fewer days, the authorities should instantly unfastened maize procurement centres to forestall immoderate harm to the maize harvest and distress merchantability of their nutrient by the farmers. Paddy procurement centres should besides beryllium acceptable up successful Dachapuram, Gannavaram and Garikapadu villages successful Wyra mandal, helium demanded.
The demands see speedy solution of onshore issues, including regularisation of Sada Bainama applications done Bhu Bharati portal and authorisation of pattadar passbooks.
