case study on the drought on Telangana
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case study on the drought on TelanganaThe severe drought in Telangana has caused acute shortage of drinking water and worsened the agriculture crisis in the state.
On Nov 24, 2015, the Telangana government declared drought in 7 out of 10 districts. It declared 231 out of 443 rural mandals (blocks) in the State as drought-affected and sought an immediate assistance of Rs. 1000 crore from the Centre. All the mandals in Mahabubnagar (64), Medak (46) and Nizamabad (36) districts were declared drought-hit. Other mandals declared drought-hit included 33 out of 37 in Ranga Reddy, 19 of 57 in Karimnagar, 22 of 59 in Nalgonda, and 11 of 51 in Warangal. None of the mandals in Adilabad (52) and Khammam (41) districts were on the list.
In Jun – Sept 2015 monsoon, 216 of 459 mandals in Telangana recorded scanty rainfall. According to IMD, rain in June 1 – Sept 30 period was 20% deficit in Telangana. Around end of June 2015, Telangana received good rain, but then it dried up.
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Assessing the agricultural drought situation of Telangana up to Oct 2015, the Ministry of Agriculture’s Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre assessed Mahbubnagar and Nizamabad districts as facing ‘moderate drought’. The ‘moderate drought’ category is the most severe drought category under the assessment. Medak and Rangareddy districts were assessed as facing mild drought while the situation in the rest of the districts was assessed as normal.