Farmers allege that officials are refusing to purchase their wet paddy
Mahabubabad: Farmers in Pedda Mupparam village of Danthalapally mandal in Mahabubabad staged a protest at the local paddy procurement centre, alleging that officials are refusing to purchase their wet paddy. The farmers stated that they had been waiting for weighing of their paddy at the procurement centre for the past one month, but unseasonal rains had caused damage to their stocks. The grain exposed to rain started sprouting.
The protesting farmers demanded that the government immediately intervene and ensure the purchase of the wet paddy to save them from financial distress.
