Cyclone Montha | Telangana CM directs officials to prevent losses to harvested paddy and other crops

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Nirmal Collector Abhilasha Abhinav checking paddy astatine  a procurement centres successful  the territory  connected  Wednesday (October 29, 2025)

Nirmal Collector Abhilasha Abhinav checking paddy astatine a procurement centres successful the territory connected Wednesday (October 29, 2025) | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy connected Wednesday (October 29, 2025) has directed the Agriculture section officials to instrumentality steps to forestall losses to the harvested harvest dried successful assorted districts, owed to incessant rains nether the power of cyclone Montha.

The Chief Minister enquired astir the interaction of the cyclone connected the State with elder officials arsenic wide rains were reported astatine the clip of harvesting paddy crop. He wanted steps to beryllium taken astatine the acquisition points to guarantee that paddy and fabric brought to markets did not soak owed to rains. He said the interaction of the cyclone was higher successful the erstwhile agreed Khammam, Warangal and Nalgonda, and rains were besides reported successful Hyderabad and different districts. Officials and unit should beryllium connected precocious alert to instrumentality steps successful beforehand to minimise losses.

As South Central Railway cancelled oregon diverted respective trains, officials should instrumentality steps to debar inconvenience to passengers. The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) officials should guarantee effectual coordination betwixt them successful the districts severely affected by rains nether the guidance of the territory collectors concerned.

He directed medication astatine the territory level to beryllium connected precocious alert arsenic determination was scope for flooding by streams and canals and steps should beryllium taken to displacement radical from debased lying areas to alleviation camps acceptable up astatine safer places.

Monitor h2o levels successful h2o bodies

The Irrigation section officials should show h2o levels successful antithetic h2o bodies and springiness accusation astir the merchandise of h2o from them successful advance. Vehicular question should beryllium prevented connected debased level bridges and culverts wherever h2o stagnation was reported., Officials of constabulary and gross departments should erect barricades adjacent each specified points, helium said.

The Municipal Administration and Rural Development departments were directed to connected alert and instrumentality steps successful beforehand to forestall dispersed of communicable diseases. The Health section connected its portion should support capable stocks of medicine acceptable and unfastened aesculapian camps successful places wherever determination was need. Steps should beryllium taken to debar nonaccomplishment of lives, spot and cattle successful the affected districts.

The Chief Minister stressed the request for effectual coordination betwixt Revenue, Panchayat Raj, R&B, Energy, Health and constabulary departments to tackle the situation.

Published - October 29, 2025 04:00 p.m. IST

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