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The Telangana government has released a contingency crop plan after acknowledging the likely impact of El Nino during the Vanakalam season. The advisory recommends alternative crops and revised cultivation practices to help farmers reduce weather-related losses caused by delayed and deficient rainfall.

Paddy farmers in Siddipet are struggling to begin cultivation due to empty reservoirs, depleted groundwater and poor rainfall. Delayed irrigation, low sowing coverage and erratic power supply have worsened the situation, forcing many farmers to spend more on repeated sowing and borewells.

A severe monsoon deficit has badly affected sowing operations in Siddipet district, where only 60,000 acres have been cultivated so far. Farmers fear they may have to resow crops as the district recorded a 49 per cent rainfall deficit until June 30.

Farmers in Nizamabad district are struggling to obtain urea bags for the Vanakalam season due to app-based booking glitches and alleged favoritism. Many demand a return to manual distribution, citing long queues, server issues, and rising frustration with officials

Heavy rains and prolonged waterlogging in Karimnagar have severely damaged the cotton crop during its flowering and budding stage. Farmers invested in fertilisers and pesticides, but excessive rains and past dry spells threaten yields on approximately 48,000 acres

A prolonged dry spell in July has left paddy farmers in Adilabad, Nirmal and Mancherial districts in a dilemma over transplantation. With irrigation sources running dry and rainfall deficit widening, cultivators are uncertain about salvaging the Vanakalam season

Taking it as an advantage, traders are trying to make money by creating an artificial shortage of urea. Both Markfed and private dealers should sell fertiliser by 60 and 40 percent respectively. However, the ratio has not been followed.

Union Minister JP Nadda assured Chief Minister Revanth Reddy of uninterrupted fertiliser supply to Telangana during the Vanakalam season. He also raised concern over rising urea consumption and urged corrective action under the Centre's PM-PRANAM scheme to promote organic farming

This year’s erratic monsoon, accompanied by soaring temperatures, mirrors the 18% national rainfall deficit recorded in 2024, which had already impacted Kharif sowing across the country.

Farmers are facing crop losses due to a prolonged dry spell, despite early monsoon rains. With rainfall deficits across four districts, many ryots fear failed germination and rising input costs, leading to mounting debt and anxiety.

Sugarcane cultivation has of late dropped to less than one lakh acres. This decline is having a direct impact on sugar industry, leading to factory closures and economic downturn in sugarcane-dependent sectors

The much-touted Six Guarantees, the Congress party’s electoral plank, seem to have been significantly diluted in the State's budget for 2025-26

Farmers said they were waiting to receive the bonus since January. They noted that they are facing inconvenience due to delay in the release of the bonus

The Congress party, which promised to provide Rs 500 bonus to all paddy varieties during the time of elections, had changed its voice after coming to power and announced bonus only for fine variety

Demands government to give clarity on implementation of scheme and immediately release pending Vanakalam and Yasangi season amount

A total of 17 mills out of the total 76 mills located in the district were found to be defaulting on delivering the grains

Report on scheme yet to be received, says Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageswara Rao

They are planning to intensify agitation if the government fails to appoint assistants.

Even as the latest round of heavy rains continue to disrupt normal life in the State, the Medigadda Barrage, has demonstrated remarkable resilience, dispelling concerns about its structural integrity

With the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme being operated partially, uncertainty looms large over the fate of Yasangi crops.