Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao has alleged that due to the incompetence and inefficiency of the Congress government, farmers had to suffer this season as standing crops in about 15 lakh acres across the State withered due to lack of water.
Speaking to the media in Suryapet after examining the withered crops at Dharavath Tanda in Devaruppala mandal of Jangaon district, Velugupalli and Yerkaram villages of Thungathurty and Suryapet Rural mandals in Suryapet district on Sunday, the former Chief Minister said that it was due to the assurance given by the ruling party leaders that water for irrigation would be provided to the Yasangi crops that farmers had raised crops.
But, water supply was discontinued before the crops reached the harvesting stage forcing farmers to suffer huge losses, including investment loss, Mr. Rao said, adding that about 7 tmc ft water above the minimum draw down level (MDDL) and 7 tmc ft below MDDL were available in Nagarjunasagar as on date and it could have been used for irrigation needs. However, the government had no time to think about farmers’ problems as it had been busy politicking, including encouraging defections.
