Farmers in Khammam’s Wyra reservoir ayacut are worried over uncertainty surrounding irrigation water supply for standing crops. Farmers staged a protest demanding water from the reservoir, while officials said drinking water requirements remained the priority amid uncertain future inflows
BRS MLC Sravan Dasoju criticised Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy over his remarks on the irrigation water row, accusing the government of neglecting farmers, failing to utilise water from the Kaleshwaram project, and giving priority to politics over irrigation
Even as the crops were drying up, people and farmers were suffering the government remained inactive. This kind of situation never existed in the last ten years and the BRS would fight to protect the interests of farmers, the MP said.\
Hyderabad: Telangana government on Thursday approved the proposals of the Irrigation Department to supply irrigation water to 34.27 lakh acres during the ongoing Yasangi season, as against 39 lakh acres for the corresponding season last year. The decision was taken to discourage paddy cultivation during Yasangi in the wake of the Centre’s refusal to purchase […]
"Rajanna Sircilla has become the hub of water resources in the State and Kaleshwaram water must end water scarcity permanently in erstwhile Karimnagar district," says the Chief Minister
Minister Harish Rao says BLIP will provide irrigation water to 1.31 lakh acre covering most parts of Narayankhed constituency and a couple of mandals in Andole constituency too
Speaking on the occasion, Niranjan Reddy said the government was making all out efforts to get irrigation facility to more acres to benefit the farming community.
