Paddy drying on roads blamed for fatal accidents in erstwhile Medak

Despite repeated warnings, farmers in the erstwhile Medak district continue to dry paddy on public roads, leading to a string of accidents, of which there were two fatal accidents on Monday alone. The practice being followed by the farmers due to lack of proper drying platforms has become a recurring hazard for road users during the paddy harvesting



season.

On Monday, a teenager, Bhanapurum Krathik (16), from Pedda Gottimukkala in Shivampet mandal, died after the two-wheeler he was riding hit a paddy heap at Gomaram. Krathik succumbed to his injuries an hour later. His companion and the pillion rider, Yaswanth, sustained serious injuries and was rushed to the government hospital in Narsapur, where his condition remains critical.