Normal life continues to remain affected in many parts of Telangana for the fifth day in a row with heavy to very heavy rains lashing different parts of the State on Tuesday. Incessant rain also damaged standing crops, most of which are in the initial plant growth stage, and also impacted the sowing operations.
In Jagitial district, nine farmhands were stranded on an island in a rivulet course at Bornapally in Raikal mandal. Efforts were on to rescue them with the help of boats by NDRF team, as sending a helicopter was ruled out due to inclement weather. Minister for SC Development K. Eshwar stated that there was no threat to the life of those stranded as the island with over 200 acres of farm lands has no threat of submergence and there were permanent structures for their stay.
Cultivation of crops this Kharif season, already lesser by over 4.2 lakh acres till the last week compared to the same period last year, and the recommended period for sowing of cotton, soybean, green gram and black gram would end with July 15. Delayed sowing of these crops would face the threat of heavy damage due to monsoon retreat and cyclonic rains in October, Agriculture Department officials said.
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