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Telangana Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao said drought-like conditions have affected 315 mandals due to rainfall deficit and El Nino impact. He sought immediate Central assistance, higher MSP procurement support, enhanced funding for water conservation works, and fertiliser subsidy reforms to help farmers.

The deeper history of a government is written in the everyday lives of its people. KCR’s 24-hour free farm power became a defining policy that reshaped Telangana’s rural development narrative

Farmers expecting irrigation water from the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project suffered a setback after two pump motors at the Naralapur pump house stopped functioning within hours of being switched on. While officials reportedly attributed the shutdown to low voltage, the incident has raised questions over power preparedness and renewed concerns among farmers struggling to save standing crops.

BRS deputy floor leader T Harish Rao demanded Rs 10 lakh compensation for migrant workers who died in a Karnataka road accident. He criticised power cuts affecting farmers and heard students’ complaints about meals, staffing and facilities at Induvasi School

Private traders from Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are purchasing paddy directly from Telangana farmers at prices significantly above the MSP, driven by rising rice prices and expectations of further increases.

Former Agriculture Minister S. Niranjan Reddy criticised the Telangana government over the postponement of a Cabinet meeting on El Niño and alleged that farmers were being neglected. He raised concerns over irrigation water, power supply, crop losses and second-crop advisories

Telangana government advisor and MLA P. Sudarshan Reddy has urged farmers not to cultivate the Yasangi (Rabi) crop due to severe El Nino impact, drought-like conditions, declining water levels, and power shortages.

Tenant farmers in Telangana have expressed concern that any drought relief announced by the State government may benefit landowners while cultivators without formal recognition remain excluded. Farmers' organisations have urged the government to issue Cultivator Cards amid concerns over drought conditions and the impact of El Nino.

Farmers in Bellampalli staged a sit-in demanding an uninterrupted power supply. They said unscheduled outages threatened paddy and other crops, forcing them to hire generators despite high-interest loans. They withdrew after officials assured them that their concerns would be addressed.

Farmers from villages in Gudur and Kesamudram mandals staged a dharna near the Teegalaveni substation in Mahabubabad on Thursday, protesting erratic power supply for irrigation. The protest was called off after electricity officials assured them of addressing the issue.

Farmers in Telangana are increasingly renting diesel generators to run tube-well motors amid allegations of irregular and low-voltage power supply. They say generator rentals, diesel and transportation costs are adding to their financial burden while forcing them to spend nights in fields

A 55-year-old tenant farmer allegedly died by suicide in Thalamadugu village after becoming distressed over mounting debts and lower-than-expected soybean yield. The death came a day after another farmer from the same village allegedly died amid financial distress.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao demanded an immediate crop loss survey and compensation for farmers in erstwhile Mahabubnagar district, alleging irrigation and power supply shortages had damaged crops. He sought a special relief package for affected farmers

BRS working president KT Rama Rao condemned the detention of party leaders protesting for irrigation water from the Jurala project. He demanded their release and alleged that water was being withheld despite availability, leaving standing crops under stress in the ayacut.

BRS Legislature Party deputy leader T Harish Rao accused the Telangana government of imposing undeclared power cuts on farmers in Yadadri-Bhongir. He also raised 22-A land issues and alleged that the Congress was diverting attention from unfulfilled election promises

Congress MLAs in Telangana Assembly raised concerns over limited crop diversification, declining vegetable cultivation, monkey menace and shortage of oil palm saplings. They urged the government to provide subsidies, establish cold storage units and create awareness among farmers

A woman farmer from Venkatapuram in Warangal’s Duggondi mandal has appealed to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy for support after water shortages affected her crops. She said her irrigation well dried up, forcing her family to abandon crops and face mounting loans

Unscheduled power cuts and low voltage have left paddy farmers in parts of Medak struggling to save their crops amid inadequate rainfall and declining groundwater levels. Farmers say crops have dried up and seek 16-18 hours of power daily.

Farmers staged a sit-in at Nelakondapalli in Khammam district on Thursday, alleging frequent power interruptions and only six to 10 hours of supply a day. They contrasted this with 24-hour free power in neighbouring Madhira constituency and demanded an explanation.

Sangareddy district recorded an 8 per cent rainfall deficit during the first three months of monsoon, while the cultivated area fell by 57,000 acres. Paddy and cotton acreage declined amid delayed rains, low Singur inflows and inadequate water in minor irrigation tanks