Hyderabad, Jan. 8 -- Telangana Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageswara Rao on Thursday directed officials to take stringent measures to prevent the entry and sale of unauthorised HT (Herbicide Tolerant) cotton seeds in the State, ordering the formation of special task force teams and intensified surveillance, especially in border areas.
The Minister held a review meeting with the Director of Agriculture and senior officials at the Secretariat and made it clear that the sale of unapproved cotton seed packets would not be tolerated.
He instructed officials to take strict action against the marketing of HT cotton seeds, which have not been approved by the Central government due to their failure in field trials and potential environmental haz...