Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has warned that there will be problems with drinking water in the state in the coming days and farmers should be vigilant about water usage.
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Karimnagar Collectorate, July 19: Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has warned that there will be problems in drinking water in the state in the coming days and farmers should be vigilant about water consumption. He said that the effect of El Nino is likely to have a severe impact on all sectors, and the ground water has already fallen to the underworld. He said that the water reserves in Sagar, SSARESP and other projects in the state have fallen to dead storage. To this extent, in order to formulate necessary plans on the intensity of El Nino, he, the Minister in-charge of Karimnagar District along with Ministers Duddilla Sridharbabu, Ponnam Prabhakar and Adluri Laxmankumar held a review meeting with the joint district officials at Karimnagar Collectorate on Sunday.
Later, the minister also spoke to the media. He said that currently the water in the projects will be used only for drinking purposes. Farmers are advised to focus on dry season crops. Minister Sridhar Babu said that command and control centers have been set up in every district and are ready to face the disaster. It has been stated that appropriate plans are being made to protect groundwater. Ponnam Prabhakar, Minister of Transport and BC Welfare, advised to use water properly. Welfare Minister Adluri Laxman, Government Whips Adi Srinivas, CH Vijayaramanarao, MLAs Kavvampalli Satyanarayana, Makkonsingh Rajthakur, Medipalli Satyam, Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Souda Chairman Komatireddy Narender Reddy participated in the meeting.
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