Untimely downpour wreaks havoc in Adilabad, Nizamabad

Large quantities of turmeric also got drenched in the rains at the market yard in Nizamabad. The rains also destroyed cotton crop, bringing down its quality.

Adilabad: The unseasonal rains that lashed the district for the last two days caused heavy damage to the crops and left the farmers in tears in the Nirmal division. The gales and torrential rain destroyed the sesame, maize, cotton and jowar crops in Lokeshwaram,Sarangapur,Bhai nsa, Mudhole, Boath and Gudihathnoor mandals.

While farmers in Nizamabad district suffered loss to turmeric crop as it got drenched in the market yard. Speaking to the media here on Sunday, District Agricultural Officer Rose Leela said that the farmers in the district incurred heavy losses in 920 hectares and they would prepare a report on crop damage and submit it to the government soon. Large quantities of turmeric also got drenched in the rains at the market yard in the town, she said.

The untimely rains also destroyed the cotton crop bringing down its quality. The farmers were finding it difficult to separate water from the turmeric and nobody will buy it if it loses its colour. Farmers lamented that they would have to reduce its price drastically.

They demanded the government to come to the rescue of the farmers who incurred losses cultivating cotton, jowar, maize and sesame. Nizamabad: The sudden showers in the city over the last two days provided the much needed relief to the people who were suffering in the sweltering heat for several days.

The traffic was held up at several places due to the downpour. At several places, people were seen discussing about the unseasonal rains that lashed the city owing to a depression in the Bay of Bengal. Rains lashed several places in the district and even Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao had to cancel his visit to the district on Sunday. However, the farmers who cultivated turmeric incurred heavy losses as it got drenched in the market yard in the city.