Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy appealed to people on Saturday to save water and power, citing a severe shortage caused by El Niño conditions in the state. He addressed a meeting of Ministers, Congress MPs, MLAs and MLCs at Praja Bhavan. He said Telangana will face a water and power crisis for the next 8 to 10 months, until July/August 2027, and warned that the drought will continue during this period.
The Chief Minister said water storage in projects is less than 20 per cent of total capacity. He said power demand has risen abnormally due to dry conditions. He asked officials to restrict the use of ACs and lights in government offices to save electricity. He also said coal supply to the Yadadri power plant has been streamlined.
Revanth Reddy asked officials to give special attention to drinking water supply using the available water resources. He appealed to farmers to cultivate only rainfed crops and vegetables. He directed officials to create awareness about the prevailing drought conditions at all Rythu Vedikas in the state. He also asked for special centres for cattle to provide fodder and drinking water.
The Chief Minister announced a “New Scheme” after the Sankranti festival to provide relief to poor workers amid El Niño conditions. The scheme will run for four months, until May. He also said more job days under the employment scheme will be provided to give relief to labourers.
Revanth Reddy criticised KCR, KTR and Harish Rao for spreading canards against the government over El Niño conditions. He said numerous people died during the Corona period because of the failure of the KCR government.
The Chief Minister announced a big dharna in Delhi against SIR on November 1. He called on party leaders to make it a success by mobilising 15,000 Congress workers. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is conspiring to remain in power permanently by deleting the votes of some sections through SIR. He also called on party cadre to work hard to win the two Graduate MLC elections.
