Farmers and Telangana Rythu Sangham protested in Khammam, urging CCI to relax cotton purchase rules. They cited low yields due to heavy rains, pending paddy bonuses, and non-implementation of crop insurance

Khammam: Farmers and Telangana Rythu Sangham leaders staged a protest at the District Collectorate here on Friday demanding Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) to relax the rules for purchasing cotton.

Sangham district secretary Bonthu Rambabu said the rules of the CCI were causing serious problems for cotton farmers. The rules such as Kisan Kapas app registration, the requirement of 8 to 12 per cent moisture content and seven quintals per acre limit should be lifted immediately, he demanded.

Even though cotton yields were very low due to heavy rains, the CCI had imposed restrictions

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