Irrigation and Marketing Minister T. Harish Rao said the Nizamabad Marketyard ranked number one in the country by extending the best and prompt services to farmers. It received the best e-NAM award from the Prime Minister for its performance, he said here on Tuesday. Over 70,000 turmeric bags could be weighed in a single day and be traded nationwide with the help of the system. Being jealous of various welfare schemes introduced for farmers and quick completion of irrigation projects the Congress party was trying to stall them, he alleged. Goud, mayor Akula Sujatha, market committee chairperson K. Divya, Collector M. Ram Mohan Rao and joint collector A. Ravinder Reddy were present.

Source: The Hindu April 10, 2018 19:29 UTC