In Peddapalli district of Telangana, farmers continued to face difficulties as long queues formed outside distribution centers for urea. Carrying their Aadhaar cards and passbooks, cultivators lined up in Ramayyapalle village of Dharmaram mandal and across several mandals in the district, reflecting the growing desperation for the crucial fertilizer. A similar scenario was reported in Mahbubnagar, where farmers crowded outside the Rani Pet Agro Centre in Midjil mandal in hopes of securing their share of urea to save standing crops from further damage caused by recent heavy rains.
According to the Chief Minister’s office, 9,000 metric tonnes of urea arrived in Telangana on September 1, followed by another 5,000 metric tonnes the next day. These stocks were supplied to key railway rake points, including Sanathnagar, Warangal, Jadcherla, Nagireddypalli, Miryalaguda, Karimnagar, and Nizamabad. The state government further assured farmers that an additional 27,470 metric tonnes would be made available this week through shipments arriving at Karaikal, Gangavaram, and Damra ports. Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswar Rao stressed that all possible steps were being taken to meet the urgent requirements of farmers.
The minister also revealed that the government had initiated a crop loss survey, ordering officials to complete the assessment within five days. Once the detailed report is submitted, compensation will be provided to farmers who suffered heavy losses due to incessant rains across different districts. While authorities have promised timely action, ground realities suggest that immediate relief remains out of reach for cultivators who continue to struggle for basic agricultural inputs. With kharif crops at a critical stage, farmer groups have urged the state to act swiftly to prevent further distress in rural Telangana.
