Prospects of kharif cultivation turns bleak in Telangana with monsoon failure

Despite the area under kharif crops sown or transplanted by the end of the first week of July this year being higher than during the corresponding period last year, the outlook for the current season appears bleak. This is because over 63% of the mandals (382 out of 605) across the 32 rural districts are experiencing the impact of monsoon failure, raising concerns about crop performance and agricultural productivity.

With the weathermen forecasting poor rainfall for the remainder of July, the prospects of a good crop appear to be in jeopardy, with all major, medium, and minor irrigation reservoirs remaining empty due to lack of rains in their catchment areas. According to the Agriculture Department authorities, cultivation of kharif crops has reached about 55.32 lakh acres against 52.04 lakh acres covered during the same period last year.