India, Nov. 6 -- Most districts of the state registered a huge rainfall excess in September, which affected paddy, maize and cotton crops

Telangana farmers are in trouble after unseasonal rains destroyed much of their standing paddy, maize and cotton crops in September and October.

Rainfall has been erratic this year. It was unevenly distributed during the monsoon months. The monsoon itself withdrew on October 14, long after its annual withdrawal date. And there was excess rainfall during September.

A look at the rainfall figures for the northern districts of the state during September shows that most of them received excess rains in September (see 'Raining destruction on Telangana')

The state's agriculture department has pegged the e...