A woman farmer collapsed on Thursday, September 11, while waiting to buy urea in Telangana’s Siddipet district.
The incident occurred in Dubbaka town in Siddipet. A video of the incident circulating on social media shows the farmer, identified as Sitamma, collapsing while bystanders try to revive her. Some of the bystanders are heard saying, “Let’s take her to the
Hospital.”
Some other farmers raised concerns over the urea shortage in Telangana. A woman waiting to purchase urea said, “I have been waiting here for a long time; the urea hasn’t arrived.”
Telangana is witnessing large-scale protests from frantic farmers over the urea shortage. Many are seen standing in front of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) in long queues for hours.