The Hindu·4 min read·medium
Telangana farmers caught between a dry spell and despair
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K. Shiva Shanker & P. Laxma Reddy
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Farmers in Telangana are facing severe distress due to a delayed monsoon and the looming impact of El Niño, which has left fields parched and crops stunted. Data indicates a decline in groundwater levels across 18 districts, threatening the livelihoods of those dependent on rainfed agriculture.
Standing in his eight-acre rainfed farm in Aroor village of Sangareddy district in mid-July, P. Narasimhulu gently pulls out a black gram sapling from the parched soil. The frail plant barely reaches his ankle. Raising his hand nearly three feet above it, he says, “By now, it should have been this tall.”
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