Water situation bleak as rains fail to fill city tanks
Despite widespread rains in the last one week, the reservoirs that supply water to the city have not received significant inflow. And if the reservoirs do not get adequate inflows by September end, wa
Deficit rains affect paddy cultivation
A deficit rainfall so far this monsoon and lack of water in irrigation schemes have made the situation grim for the state’s paddy cultivators, as latest reports indicate a shortfall of nearly 7-10 lak
Drought occurs every 2.5 years: ICAR report
In a finding that could help predict drought, farm scientists have noticed that deficit rainfall and drought follow a chronological pattern, repeating every 2.5 years in Telangana and Rayalaseema, and
Srisailam still parched
In the face of near despair as the two giant reservoirs in state, Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar continue to record nil inflow, there is something to cheer about. Almatti Dam, the first major project
Maha rainfall deficit to hit AP, crops
Though the monsoon has set over India, Andhra Pradesh has been severely hit due to deficit rainfall. Poor rains in Karnataka and Maharashtra, too, is a cause of concern as AP’s main rivers are fed by