CM urges Telangana farmers to defer one crop amid water crisis

Hyderabad, Oct. 15(UNI) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday night appealed to farmers to defer one crop during the coming farming season, warning that the State could face severe water shortages over the next nine to ten months due to the El Niño phenomenon. Addressing a press conference at the Secretariat after a review meeting with ministers and officials on the El Niño situation and the state's preparedness, the Chief Minsiter urged farmers to help the government protect drinking water supplies by avoiding water-intensive paddy cultivation during the period of scarcity. Describing the situation as an unprecedented crisis,…