India’s water crisis is also a gender and labour crisis. The unpaid burden of fetching water costs women time, education, income, and opportunity—and demands policy recognition
Telangana has recorded an increase in annual groundwater recharge, rising from 18.44 lakh hectare metres in 2024 to 19.61 lakh hectare metres in 2025. Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy has directed officials to treat conservation as a mass movement.
Groundwater levels in western Hyderabad have dropped sharply, leading to a surge in water tanker demand. Areas like Gachibowli and Madhapur are most affected. Authorities link the crisis to rapid construction and are promoting rainwater harvesting solutions.
The Hyderabad Water Board has launched a 100-day plan to improve groundwater levels by making rainwater harvesting mandatory across GHMC areas. Thousands of households using tanker water have been served notices, while officials aim to cut water shortages through conservation.
During the tenure of former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao, Telangana experienced the highest groundwater rise in the country, transforming even dry lands into rich groundwater zones
The normal area of cultivation of paddy was 3.8 lakh acres under the left canal of NSP, but paddy cultivation was reduced to 75,000 acres this Yasangi crop season.
The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme coupled with a series of initiatives taken up by the Telangana govt, has helped in a major way in increasing the groundwater levels
Hyderabad: A report on ‘Dynamic Ground Water Resources computed for Telangana State for the year 2022′ has revealed that the average groundwater level in the State has increased by more than 4.26 metres in the last seven years. The report, released by Special Chief Secretary, Irrigation and Command Area Development (CAD) Rajat Kumar, said the […]
Hyderabad: Notwithstanding the scorching summer, the groundwater levels in Telangana recorded a net average rise of 0.29 metre during April 2022 compared to April 2021. Out of 33 districts, the rise in groundwater levels was observed in 19 districts. Jayashankar Bhupalpally recorded the highest rise of 3.97 m compared to last year. According to the […]
