Intense drought- like conditions and the agriculture
crisis have taken toll on the cattle in the Adilabad district of Telangana.
Farmers, who have been driven to penury by crop
failure, are selling their bulls and bullocks in the cattle markets as they
cannot afford to purchase fodder for them or even provide water.
The district is facing huge shortage of fodder and
greenery is disappearing gradually.
It is learn that nearly Rs 12 lakh worth of beef is
being sent to Hyderabad every day from various places in the district these
days. Weekly cattle shandies are buzzing with activity at Ichoda, Utnoor,
Muthnoor, Bhainsa, Nirmal , Sarangapur, Adilabad and Jainoor.
The issue of large scale beef exports came to light
when a van which was transporting beef valued at Rs 3.5 lakh to the Hyderabad
from Adilabad over turned near Mannur village at Gudihathnoor recently.
Farmers generally sell their cattle in dry season
only after completing their agriculture operations in the rainy season. Farmers
are forced to sell their cattle at cheap as the buyers take the advantage of
the farmer’s distress.
Sangepu Borranna, district convenor of Rythu Athma
Hatyala Nivarana Committee, the situation was so bad that some farmers were
even selling useful bulls and bullocks too’.
It was found that there was a rise in the sales of
bulls and bullocks at the weekly cattle shandies in the last two months as
farmers feels that there will be severe drinking water problems, shortage of
fodder and lack of green grass in the coming days.
Cattle traders do not
want to take risk involved in transporting cattle openly in vans to Hyderabad.
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