CM Revanth to meet Modi on Sunday seeking special funds for drought

Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy and senior officials will also accompany the Chief Minister to New Delhi. He is likely to stay back in Delhi on Sunday to meet Ministers and officials on Monday seeking clearance for other projects.

The visit comes in the backdrop of the Chief Minister cautioning the people about the shortage of water in the coming months, severe summer ahead and also asking farmers not to go for paddy crop next season. Officials have already prepared proposals seeking special assistance of ₹20,000 crore, citing how every mandal in the State was affected due to shortage of rains.

The government has already declared 365 mandals as drought-affected, of which 111 mandals have been classified as severely drought-affected and 254 as moderately affected. Agriculture was severely affected this season, with the sown area declining from 139.28 lakh acres to 126.06 lakh acres, impacting paddy production as well.

The government, in the recent State Level Bankers Meeting, also urged the banks to reschedule the loans while giving fresh crop loans. The Assembly had earlier adopted a resolution seeking a special assistance package of ₹20,000 crore from the Centre.