ROURKELA: Untimely rain under the impact of cyclone Fengal has emerged as a threat to harvested paddy stacked on farmlands and standing ripe crops, sparking panic among farmers of the tribal-dominated Sundargarh district. Farmers said the unseasonal rain, especially during the harvesting season, has become a cause of concern as harvested paddy crops stacked on fields have become soggy. A …
HYDERABAD: Untimely rains in various districts have damaged paddy to a considerable extent. Ahead of Yasangi season, farmers who were all set to harvest paddy incurred heavy losses due to two days of unexpected rains in the undivided Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar and others districts. Harvesting of early sown paddy was completed at the command areas of Nizamsagar project in Nizamabad …