Farmers in Jogulamba Gadwal district are relying on water tankers to save standing crops amid inadequate irrigation water, falling groundwater levels and irregular power supply. A Neelahalli farmer pays Rs 500 per trip as cotton, tobacco and chilli growers fear similar shortages.
Farmers in several Telangana districts, including Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s home district of Palamuru, are protesting power disruptions and low voltage. They say erratic electricity supply is affecting borewell-based irrigation, damaging pump sets and threatening their crops.
