Suryaa Now Telangana Desk: Kulkacharla, Major News: Keeping in view the upcoming changes in weather conditions, farmers should focus on cultivation of alternative crops in agriculture, Vikarabad... Kulkacharla, Major News: Keeping in view the upcoming changes in the weather conditions, the Vikarabad district collector suggested that the farmers should focus on the cultivation of alternative crops in agriculture. On Friday, the district collector made a surprise visit to Pirampalli village under Kulkacharla mandal of Vikarabad district. On this occasion, he inspected the paddy fields in the village, spoke to the farmers and inquired about the crops being cultivated, availability of water and agricultural conditions. Farmers are advised to take precautionary measures as weather conditions are likely to change due to the influence of El Nino in the coming days. He said that farmers should show interest in vegetable crops that can be cultivated with less water as an alternative to paddy crop which requires high water consumption. It is advised to select crops considering water availability, soil conditions and climate change.
They should be prepared to face water scarcity in the future by using the available water resources sparingly. Later V.B.G. He advised the officials to effectively implement the works undertaken under the Ramji scheme. He said that priority should be given to the construction of sinkholes, rainwater conservation and groundwater recharge. It has been explained that water sources can be preserved for future needs by taking other measures to prevent rainwater from going wastefully into the ground. Later, the collector visited the government school in the village and inspected the conditions there. The teachers were asked about the problems in the school, the facilities provided to the students, the creation of infrastructure and the development works to be undertaken.
It is advised to focus on providing necessary facilities to the students so that they do not face any difficulties. Similarly, the farm pond works being carried out in the village were inspected and their progress was reviewed. Besides agricultural development, the Collector suggested that the officials should give special priority to water conservation and improvement of infrastructure in government schools. District level officials, mandal leaders and others participated in this program. Reporter: Vadla Vinod Kumar, Kulkacharla, Vikarabad District.
