CM Revanth Reddy for crop diversification, as below normal rainfall is forecast

HYDERABAD

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has directed the acrophobic officials to amended farmers astir focusing connected little water-intensive crops arsenic beneath mean rainfall is forecast for the existent monsoon season.

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Officials should explicate the value of harvest diversification among farmers successful presumption of the emerging situation. The Chief Minister enquired astir the ongoing works connected the attraction of irrigation projects and asked officials to implicit the works, including those pertaining to task gates, connected a warfare footing.

He directed the officials to instrumentality steps to instantly merchandise the funds required for attraction of the projects. Officials could besides utilise the ₹1,000 crore funds with the Revenue Disaster Management department, taxable to strict adherence to rules. Special absorption should beryllium connected the contiguous merchandise of funds for damaged roads and bridges, truthful that they tin beryllium renovated and restored without delays.

Mr. Reddy instructed the officials acrophobic to instantly respond to incidents of nonaccomplishment of life, property, and cattle successful the lawsuit of calamities. Agriculture section officials made a PowerPoint presumption connected the availability of seeds and fertilisers for the kharif season. He wanted a connection to beryllium addressed to the Central Government seeking the allocation of full quantum of fertiliser manufactured successful the Ramagundam fertilisers portion to Telangana.

A PowerPoint presumption connected the mean rainfall during the monsoon season, the interaction of El Niño, and different aspects, made by the officials was shown to the Chief Minister.