Telangana cotton farmers in crisis as ginning mills threaten shutdown over govt inaction

Cotton ginning mills in Telangana have warned of a total shutdown from November 17 after government assurances on equitable cotton supply and other issues went unfulfilled. Farmers face distress due to unseasonal rains, CCI procurement limits, and falling prices

Hyderabad: Cotton ginning mills in the State, which had postponed their strike from November 6 following State government’s assurances to resolve their issues, are now gearing up for a total shutdown from Monday (November 17) after the government failed to keep its word.

With cotton farmers staring at a deepening crisis, the government is said to be trying to persuade the millers to relent. However, association members said the absence of concrete steps from the government meant that they would go ahead with the shutdown.

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