Suryaa Telangana Desk: CPI District Secretary SK Sabir Pasha has demanded that the state government immediately declare Bhadradri Kothagudem as a drought-hit district and identify drought-affected mandals. Addressing the media on Monday regarding a protest scheduled for Tuesday at the district collectorate, he stated that the region is facing severe drought conditions due to a lack of rainfall and depleting groundwater levels, which have caused standing crops to wither.
Pasha demanded that the government provide quality power supply to the agricultural sector without outages. He called for compensation of Rs 30,000 per acre for paddy and Rs 50,000 per acre for cotton and chili crops to support the farmers. Furthermore, he urged the government to provide compensation to tenant farmers, ensure the availability of employment guarantee works, and supply free cattle feed.
He announced that CPI State Secretary and Kothagudem MLA Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao will attend the protest at the collectorate as the chief guest. Pasha called upon party members, public organization leaders, local representatives, farmers, and the general public to participate in the protest to ensure its success.
