Despite Telangana achieving its highest-ever paddy yield in Kharif 2025, farmers across key districts are protesting against severe delays in government procurement. Unseasonal rains have damaged crops and procurement centres are rejecting loads due to strict moisture norms. Civil Supplies Corporation operations remain sluggish, with purchases falling short of targets.

Hyderabad: In a stark contrast to Telangana’s record-breaking Kharif 2025 paddy harvest of 148.03 lakh tonnes, its highest grain yield so far, farmers across major producing districts are up in arms.

Protests have turned severe in Nalgonda, Karimnagar, Kamareddy and Nizamabad, where thousands of farmers are blockading roads, staging sit-ins, and even falling at the feet of police in desperation over crippling delays i

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