Adilabad: Adalibad was hit by a hailstorm on Friday evening, that drenched the tur dal that was stored at the market yard for sale. The brief hailstorm also washed away some of the tur dal. In a separate incident, one person was killed by a bolt of lightning.
Farmers staged a rasta roko at Punjab Chowrasta alleging that Food Corporation of India officials had refused to purchase the red gram, to benefit private traders.
Food Corporation of India officials had announced that they would not purchase the red gram after February 25. Hundreds of farmers had brought the red gram to the Adilabad market. This stock was affected by the hailstorm.
Elsewhere, agriculture worker Shoba, 32, of Nipani in Tamsi mandal died afer being struck by lightning while she was working in the field.
