"kharif-season"

Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageshwara Rao is also expected to visit the capital to discuss the issue with the Union Fertilisers Minister, pressing for more domestically produced urea to compensate for import delays.

Works proposed to restore the project are moving at snail’s pace. Farmers under the ayacut of the project have already lost kharif and rabi seasons and they are set to lose yet another kharif season as the project is unlikely to be repaired by the time monsoon sets in

According to the new guidelines that are in consideration, Rythu Bharosa assistance is proposed to be restricted to only the land holdings where farmers raise crops.

He pointed out that farmers have been unable to sell their paddy at procurement centers, despite bringing their produce there two months ago. He also questioned the state government's failure to manage the procurement process, especially when the union government fully funds paddy procurement and provides a minimum support price (MSP) of Rs. 2,320 per quintal.

Large-scale protests have been staged by the BRS party workers across erstwhile Khammam district against the Congress government’s failure to extend Rythu Bharosa to farmers in kharif season

The farmers found fault with the state government for deceiving them by denying the promises made to them during the time of elections

BRS working president KT Rama Rao urged party members to expose the Congress's betrayal of farmers, criticizing the party for failing to fulfill its promise of providing ₹15,000 per acre under the Rythu Bharosa scheme.

Briefing media persons after the cabinet meeting, Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said the SLBC tunneling works would be completed by September 2027

With less than 50 days remaining in the season, the cultivation of major crops like paddy, cotton, and pulses is in jeopardy.

As far as the Krishna basin projects are concerned, the worst is over and the inflows being received for the last one week are holding out hope for a normal year, irrigation officials said.

Says every work initiated by the Collectors should remind the people that it was a people-friendly government

Vanakalam cultivation area at just 1/3rd of targeted 15 mn acres

The university advised farmers not to sow long and medium duration rice varieties but adopt only short-duration (120-125 days) rice varieties during this season.

Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageshwar Rao on Thursday wrote to union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers JP Nadda, stressing the need for timely supply of fertilisers.

Farmers alleged that though they have paid DDs for setting up transformers at agricultural lands three months ago, the electricity authorities were not taking any step towards installing the transformers.

The maximum power demand met on Monday, stood at 9160 MW, way below the highest peak demand of 15,623 MW on March 8.

Ruling out any short supply of seed in the State, he said the State government had made adequate stocks of seed and fertilisers stocks available for the season.

The minimum support price operations were off to a start much early this year and realisation of procurement targets was way ahead compared to last year.

He claimed that the need to seek water from other States would not have arisen had the previous government acted responsibly on the water front.

The CAG report had claimed that the anticipated post project benefits from agriculture under the project were overstated by the State government.