Cyclone Michaung: farmers of Godavari region urged to take harvested paddy to rice mills to prevent damage
The Hindu
Minister Nageswara Rao urges farmers in Godavari region to take harvested paddy to nearby rice mills to prevent crop damage due to cyclone. He inspects post-harvest activities in Attili and appeals to millers to procure paddy on emergency basis. Urges farmers to postpone harvesting until weather improves.
Civil Supplies Minister Karumuri Venkata Nageswara Rao on Sunday appealed to the farmers in the Godavari region to take the harvested paddy to the nearby rice mills of their choice to prevent crop damage due to cyclone Michaung.
Mr. Nageswara Rao inspected the ongoing post-harvest activities in the Attili area in West Godavari district and said that the crops taken to the mills should be registered at the Rythu Bharosa Kendra.
The Minister appealed to the rice millers to procure the paddy on an emergency basis. He also urged the farmers to postpone paddy harvesting for a few days until the weather becomes favourable.
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