Officials asked to prepare village wise cotton farmers’ list

Vikarabad: Collector Syed Omar Jaleel ordered officials and mill owners to ensure all basic facilities at cotton purchase centres, at a review meeting on Thursday. The minimum support price for long variety (Rs 5,450) and medium variety (Rs 5,150) were fixed, he said. 

The collector estimated this year’s crop as 12,31,175 quintals in 49,247 hectares. He said that there are five mills in the district at Tandur (2), Vikarabad (2) and Parigi (1). The collector ordered the agricultural officers to prepare village wise cotton farmers’ list to avoid rush at mills. Cotton Corporation GM Amarendar Reddy, AD (marketing) Chayadevi, legal metrology officer Kishan, RTO Vani, officers Bharthi, Vijaya Mohan were present.