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Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao chairs review meet on contingency plan for erstwhile Karimnagar district; stresses timely implementation of contingency measures, promotion of drought-tolerant and other suitable alternative crops, water conservation and farmer awareness programmes to safeguard livelihoods
The prolonged breaks in typical monsoon rainfall are being exacerbated by the impacts of El Nino
BRS working president welcome businessman M. Srinivas Rao from Banswada constituency into party
Participating in a meeting, Keshav directs that a liaison officer be appointed from the district to coordinate with senior officials in the State capital regarding these conditions
With Telangana facing drought-like conditions due to a monsoon rainfall deficit linked to El Niño, a political battle has intensified between the ruling Congress and the opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) over whether to operate the Kannepalli pump house of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme to lift Godavari waters for irrigation in the state’s parched northern districts
The Deputy Chief Minister also directs the officials to complete the ₹2,500-crore water grid works undertaken in Prakasam and Palnadu districts under the JJM and Amarajeevi Jaladhara schemes as per the specified timelines
Inspecting feeder channels, Nishanth Kumar lays out a strategy comprising water conservation modules, climate-resilient agriculture methods, micro-irrigation, drinking water security and livestock protection
Silage and total mixed ration manufacturing being encouraged by extending industrial incentives at the district level, says Animal Husbandry Director
Inspecting the fields, Shyam Prasad directs officials to widely propagate the adoption of Pre-Monsoon Dry Sowing across the district as a sustainable agricultural practice
Addressing a review meeting, Collector directs officials to immediately start field-level verification of mango cultivation across the district and submit a report to ensure that subsidies reach only genuine beneficiaries
Tracking the monsoon's timeline reveals just how unpredictable July has been.
Except for Nagarjunasagar, none of the major reservoirs in Krishna and Godavari Basins in Telangana receive at least 5 tmc ft flood so far
Farmers availing the scheme are required to pay a premium of 5%, amounting to ₹3,750 per hectare; deadline for premium payment extended till August 31
Crop insurance action plan should be implemented effectively to safeguard farmers against weather-related risks, says Chief Minister; terms suicide of a student from Rampachodavaram as deeply distressing and directs officials to engage experts for proper assessment of students' mental health and counselling
Chairing a review meeting, Rajakumari Ganiya says the El Niño effect could lead to a further decline in groundwater levels, severely impacting the availability of drinking water, water for livestock, and green fodder
The Centre has asked the agriculture ministry to relax the Price Support Scheme (PSS) norm requiring government-procured pulse stocks to be disposed of within nine months, as it seeks to preserve inventories amid emerging El Nino-related weather risks that could hit kharif production and fuel food inflation.