Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy today appealed to farmers in Telangana not to bring cotton and paddy produce to purchase centers or markets now as the Nivar cyclone may cause rains.
He informed that the South region of the state may see rains and the farmers should not dare to bring the farm produce to the markets for two days.
The minister has asked the officials in the districts to use Tarpaulin covers to protect the grains from the rain effect.
The officials at the regional level should coordinate to see that the farmers do not suffer loss. Necessary arrangements to be made to tide over Nivar cyclone and possible rain effect in the state the minister said.
The district administration should monitor the situation and take the required steps to prevent any problem by the cyclone and protect farmers interests he said. It is better for the farmers to desist from bringing cotton, paddy, and other produce for two days he suggested.
