Balu Pulipaka

Irrigation officials had some concerns over the future use of the reservoir as Manjeera is a crucial water supply source to Hyderabad.

With 70 per cent of the water coming from Wainganga and 30 per cent from Wardha at the proposed artificial confluence, what could happen there must be studied in detail before any decision is taken, Shyamprasad Reddy added.

Cost cutting — ‘Low level engineering persons’ running pumping stations

Though typically the pied crested cuckoo is known to migrate northwards from southern parts of the Indian peninsula, and even from Africa ahead of the monsoon winds, and so its arrival is equated with the impending start of the rainy season

This Rabi, paddy — the single largest crop in Telangana across seasons — was grown in 65,92,627 acres, according to data from the agriculture department. Typically, one acre of paddy yields at least three tonnes of leftovers after harvest, translating into 1,97,77,881 tonnes of crop residue, leaving farmers with a big problem in dealing with post-harvest field conditions.

“With falling water levels, there is a consequent rise in reduction in water quality. The direct impact is the fall in dissolved oxygen levels in the tanks, which can result in mass deaths of fish,” a...

Top HYDERABAD: India could well be heading into weather rougher than predicted, with all signs pointing to an even worse southwest monsoon than what was forecast earlier this month by the India Meteorological Department.

As things stand now, and as per the IMD's latest forecast, Telangana may escape some of the wrath of a below normal monsoon

Top Hyderabad: Flows in the Krishna and Godavari rivers, the lifelines for Telangana, could be under jeopardy with this year's monsoon season

The messaging service has been designed by Development Innovation Lab India and Evidence Action which have signed an memorandum of understanding with the agriculture department to provide weather updates to farmers on a regular basis.