The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Drought-like scenario in 457 Telangana mandals; El Nino keeps water levels in reservoirs low, hydel generation hit
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B. Chandrashekhar
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Telangana is facing a severe drought-like situation as El Nino conditions lead to deficient rainfall across 457 mandals. Major reservoirs in the Krishna and Godavari basins are experiencing critically low water levels, impacting agriculture and hydel power generation.
The impact of El Nino conditions not only in Telangana but also in the upstream catchments areas of the Krishna and Godavari rivers in Karnataka and Maharashtra have affected the Kharif cultivation in the Telangana and keeping the water levels in major, medium and minor reservoirs/water bodies at either rock bottom or very low.
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