El Nino impact: Uttam directs officials to promote alternative crops | Hyderabad News
Hyderabad: With forecasts indicating El Niño’s influence on the present monsoon, Telangana irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Thursday advised farmers not to depend exclusively on traditional water-intensive crops. He directed officials to promote suitable alternative crops based on expected rainfall and available irrigation resources.“Gram Sabhas, Rythu Vedikas and field-level extension programmes should be…
