Untimely rains wreck havoc on to farmers

Untimely rains wreck havoc on to farmers
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The untimely heavy rain accompanied by gales caused huge loss to the farmers of Burgumpad division of Kothagudem district on Tuesday. Many trees were uprooted due to the heavy rain on the evening. Several electric poles were damaged.

Burgumpad (Kothagudem): The untimely heavy rain accompanied by gales caused huge loss to the farmers of Burgumpad division of Kothagudem district on Tuesday. Many trees were uprooted due to the heavy rain on the evening. Several electric poles were damaged.

The entire district witnessed heavy rains with gales. More than 2,000 bags of paddy, stored in the premises of market committee yard, were soaked in the rain water. The farmers brought their yield to the market yard on Tuesday morning for selling at the purchasing centre.

The farmers lamented at the loss and appealed to the government to purchase the soaked paddy for the minimum support price.

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