Telangana: Ryots protest and call for the quick procurement of grains
Farmers in the Sangareddy area claim that their problems stem from unplanned rainfall and careless rice millers. They held a dharna on Friday in Papannapet and Ramayampet, demanding the prompt purchase of grain that was soaked by the district’s severe downpours. The demonstration caused traffic to stop completely, which made driving difficult for drivers.
Farmers said that the rains totally soaked sacks of dry grain. “The dry grains were left outside and got soaked, instead of being sent to the rice mills,” they said. Farmers in Ramayampet mandal headquarters have not yet had their grain bought, despite the fact that the procedure of purchasing grain at procurement centers has been finished in various areas of the district.
Farmers argue that while the government says it would buy wet grain, employees at procurement centers and millers are not willing to accept grain that has more moisture than 16%.
It had been more than a month since Mallesham, a farmer at the Ramayampet procurement center, brought his paddy to the facility. “If it was necessary to empty, dry, and refill the wet bags, who would pay the labor costs?” he inquired.
In the meanwhile, a roadblock was arranged by farmers at Minpur village in Papannapet mandal on the Medak-Bodmatpally route. Citing the incompetence of authorities and rice millers that resulted in their having to wait days at buy centers, they requested that the wet grain be bought as soon as possible. Farmers in Siddipet and Medak have suffered huge losses as a result of the heavy rains that have fallen over the last two days. Paddy has become wet at purchasing centers and has even been carried away by flooding.
It has been discovered that Thogita farmers are disproportionately impacted, with most centers experiencing wet paddy. They claim that while district collectors are issuing instructions for grain purchases on an urgent basis, personnel at procurement centers and rice millers are disobeying these directives.
