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As rice prices spike, traders warned against creating artificial shortage

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As rice prices spike, traders warned against creating artificial shortage
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Chief Rationing Officer G.V. Shyam Prasad Lal at a meeting with rice traders in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
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Chief Rationing Officer G.V. Shyam Prasad Lal at a meeting with rice traders in Hyderabad on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT

As the prices of rice increased in Hyderabad and other urban areas, along with other parts of Telangana, the State Civil Supplies department officials cautioned wholesalers and retailers in the city not to create artificial scarcity for the food grains. 

Chief Rationing Officer G.V. Shyam Prasad Lal said that action would be taken as per law against illegal business practices. 

Hyderabad District Civil Supplies Officer K. Srinivas inspecting rice stock
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