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Uttam asks KCR to help farmers on war footing basis

Hyderabad, Nov 12 (UNI) Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president and MP Capt N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Thursday demanded that the State Government take measures on war footing to help the farmers who lost their crops due to multiple factors including heavy rains, floods, pests and diseases.
He also urged Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao to fulfill the promise of waiving off crop loans up to Rs 1 lakh in a single take.
Addressing the Rhythu Deeksha programme in Nalgonda, Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the Regulated Cropping system, forcibly imposed by CM KCR, proved disastrous for thousands of farmers who cultivated superfine varieties of paddy, instead of regular varieties. He said that the cultivation of 'sanna rakala vadlu' not only involved higher investment compared to regular varieties, the overall yield was less than two-third of original quantity.
Therefore, he said that the paddy farmers, on an average, lost over Rs 10,000 per acre. He demanded that the State Government purchase the 'sanna rakala vadlu' by paying at least Rs 2,500 per quintal. He also demanded that the State Government purchase all other crops at the Minimum Support Price (MSP), a party statement here said.
Uttam Kumar Reddy also slammed the State Government for not enumerating the damage caused to crops due to heavy rains and floods. He said standing crops spread across over 40 lakh acres were damaged, fully or partially, due to heavy rains and floods. He said that the farmers' organisations have estimated the losses to be of more than 20 lakh acres costing around Rs. 5,000 crore.
However, he said that the State Government made no efforts to assess the damages and help the affected farmers. He said that the State Government did not write a single letter to the Centre seeking relief for farmers. He also slammed the BJP Government at the Centre for neglecting the affected farmers of Telangana. He demanded that all the affected farmers must be paid compensation on an immediate basis.
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