The record
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- Telangana Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageshwara Rao has directed officials to speed up water conservation measures under the Telangana Jalasiri programme, including construction of borewell recharge structures and farm ponds, to counter possible effects of El Nino.
- At a review meeting in Rajanna Sircilla district, he also asked officials to promote less water-intensive alternative crops to farmers and implement the district-specific contingency plan.
- Mission Bhagiratha officials were told to prepare an action plan to use reservoir water judiciously for drinking needs until July next year.
- Separately, ministers laid the foundation stone for modernising Vemulawada bus station at a cost of ₹1.62 crore and launched new bus services.
What to watch next
- Progress on borewell recharge structures and farm ponds under Telangana Jalasiri
- Implementation of the district-specific contingency plan and alternative crop advisories
- Mission Bhagiratha's action plan for reservoir water use until July next year
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- Telangana state officials / Jalasiri programme operational acceleration· weeks
- Telangana farmers / agriculture drought mitigation· longer
- State water reserves conservation effort· weeks
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Named India · Dindi LIS · Gouravelli reservoir · Karimnagar · Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme · Rajanna Sircilla · Sitamma Sagar-Sita Rama LIS · Vemulawada · Adluri Laxman Kumar · Mission Bhagiratha · National Green Tribunal · N. Uttam Kumar Reddy · Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy
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