The Hindu·3 min read·medium
At 15,000 cusecs, Godavari witnesses lowest-ever daily inflow at Polavaram in seven decades, says Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu
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T. Appala Naidu
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Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu reported that the Godavari river is experiencing its lowest water inflow in seven decades due to El Niño and past administrative negligence. The government is advising farmers to switch to short-duration crops to mitigate the impact of the drought-like conditions.
Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu has said that the 15,000 cusecs of water that is currently flowing into the Godavari river daily at the Polavaram irrigation project is the lowest-ever recorded in the last seven decades, and attributes it to the El Niño phenomenon.
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