Make Enough Seeds & Fertilizers Available For Kharif, CM KCR Directs Officials

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao today directed the officials of the Agriculture department to get ready for Kharif spell beginning rainy season from next week.

The Chief Minister held a high-level review meeting, along with Agriculture Minister Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, Major Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao, Education Minister G Jagadish Reddy and Excise Minister T. Padma Rao at the Secretariat here on Thursday. The officials gave details relating to Kharif preparedness through power point presentation.

Speaking on the occasion, KCR asked the officials to fully gear up for Kharif with adequate quantity of seed, fertilizers and farm equipment. The entire department, in coordination with all concerned, should go in for providing timely succor to farm community in Telangana, the CM said. KCR also directed that there should not be any delay in the supply of seed and fertilizers which should be made available to farmers in the region.

Recalling that farmers were found in long queues and put to untold misery and hardship during previous Congress government, the Chief Minister asked the Agriculture officials to ensure timely and hassle free supply of seed and fertilizers. He also directed them to initiate stringent action against businessmen if they try to loot the farmers with regard to MSP and violate norms by selling them in black or putting up no stock boards, it is learnt. “There should not be any sort of panic and confusion among farmers in Telangana State”, he added.