Despite a bumper Rabi paddy harvest, Telangana farmers are facing severe distress due to procurement delays, arbitrary weight deductions and rejection of stocks by rice mills. Farmers in districts including Nalgonda and Mahabubnagar have been forced to wait days with loaded vehicles, while millers cite excess moisture and poor threshing to impose heavy cuts.

Hyderabad: A bumper Rabi paddy harvest that should have brought cheer to Telangana farmers has instead plunged thousands into distress as prolonged delays at rice mills, hostile rejection of produce over alleged quality issues and massive arbitrary weight deductions eat into their hard-earned income.

Across districts such as Nalgonda, Sircilla, Nizamabad and Mahabubnagar, farmers are being forced to wait four to seven days with

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