PoliticsPhoto: The HinduAgriculture Minister denies govt announced crop holiday, blames Opposition
Telangana Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao clarified that the government has not declared a crop holiday. He accused Opposition parties of spreading misinformation to mislead farmers. The government advised against water-intensive crops like paddy due to water scarcity caused by El Nino, promoting irrigated dry crops and integrated cropping instead. Officials are surveying crop losses in 365 drought-affected mandals and providing subsidized seeds for alternative crops.
The Hindu··Hyderabad



