Telangana is facing growing drinking water concerns as reservoir stocks and groundwater levels decline amid deficient monsoon rainfall. Several key reservoirs are nearing dead-storage levels, while reduced inflows and depleted tanks could intensify pressure on drinking water supplies in coming months
Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy urged Nalgonda farmers to avoid paddy and adopt less water-intensive crops amid declining water levels. He said Nagarjuna Sagar reserves were sufficient only for drinking needs and called for greater crop diversification
