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- Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan has asked officials and Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu to run an awareness campaign for farmers about the impact of Super El Nino on irrigation water in the state.
- At a meeting at his camp office near Mangalagiri, he said ways to mitigate the water crisis should be explored, noting that farmers are deeply concerned about scarcity.
- He welcomed the minister's release of 1,000 cusecs of water from the Yeleru project for farmers in Kakinada district, and also called for programmes to educate farmers about the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana crop insurance scheme.
- He further ordered regular desilting of canals and plugging of embankment leaks to prevent water wastage.
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- Steps taken to mitigate the irrigation water crisis in the state
- Monitoring of the situation under the Yeleru ayacut by the Water Resources Minister
- Awareness programmes on the PMFBY crop insurance scheme for farmers
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