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How will Telangana deal with a 30% rainfall deficit? Here’s a Rs 803 crore plan for farmers
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Total Cropped Area: Reduced to 74.56 lakh acres, down from 79.49 lakh acres during the same period last year.
Commercial Crops: Cotton coverage stands at 45.00 lakh acres (94.91% of normal), while Soybean stands at 3.62 lakh acres (87.01% of normal).
Drip Irrigation Allocation: Rs 402.00 croreSprinkler Irrigation Allocation: Rs 50.00 croreMulching Support: Rs 0.80 croreSolar Fencing: 50 to 75% subsidy support to protect standing crops from wild animals.
Contingency seeds and alternate crops (Rs 330 Crore)The report requests Rs 330 crore to distribute high-quality seeds for pulses, oilseeds, millets, vegetables, and fodder crops at a 75 per cent government subsidy.
- Drinking water and power: Prioritising Mission Bhagiratha reservoir sources strictly for drinking needs and maintaining uninterrupted quality power supply for agricultural irrigation.