Checks on to curb paddy arrivals from other states

HYDERABAD: With the paddy procurement by state government agencies in vogue, inter-state borders have been put on alert to prevent entry of paddy from neighbouring states.

The state government has set up checkposts on the state borders with AP, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.

Meanwhile, some farmers have already sold paddy to middlemen as they are unable to stock paddy after harvesting. There is no godown facility in villages and no space for farmers in their houses. After the government’s announcement on paddy procurement, farmers rushed to harvest the produce.