Despite expectations of a record paddy harvest in Telangana, procurement operations are faltering due to untimely rains, inadequate infrastructure, and a reduced procurement target from the Centre. With only 1,200 centres operational against the proposed 8,300, and over 2.36 lakh acres of crop damaged, farmers face income losses and uncertainty over support price operations.

Hyderabad: Insufficient procurement preparations and untimely rains are challenging paddy procurement as part of the minimum support price operations across the State amid hopes of a record harvest.

Only about 1,200 paddy purchase centres have been made operational in the main paddy zones as against the proposed 8,300 till date. These centres are expected to be equipped with modern amenities such as calibrated w

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