Govt will stand by farmers during drought conditions: CM Revanth

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday said his government will stand by the farmers in the prevailing drought conditions in the state.

Speaking after inaugurating a programme here to link the ‘Rythu Vedikas’ (exclusive places where farmers meet) in the state through video-conferencing, he called for collective efforts to face the present drought conditions.

He said that water shortage is acute at various places as water levels in reservoirs are declining quickly due to inadequate rainfall in the last one year. Observing that farmers and leaders from Karimnagar, Khammam, Nalgonda and Mahabubnagar districts are demanding release of water from reservoirs, an official release quoted him as saying that the farmers need to understand the situation. The government is making all efforts to ensure that drinking water problems don’t crop up during the upcoming summer, Reddy said.