Harvested maize going to waste owing to incessant rains
The Hindu
Farmers are also not finding any buyers from crop
A large quantity of harvested maize in Ballari district is getting destroyed owing to the incessant rains and the excessive moisture in the weather.
In the Ballari APMC market yard alone, over 1,200 bags of maize were found to be going to waste.
As per information provided by the farmers, the rains had hit not only maize harvesting but also destroyed the crop that was harvested and kept in heaps across the district.
The High Court of Karnataka on Friday directed the State government to file its statement of objections on an application filed by Bangalore Turf Club Ltd. (BTC), challenging the June 6 orders passed by the government in rejecting the BTC’s applications seeking permission to conduct on-course horse races and betting during the June-August season.