Chairing a review meeting, Rajakumari Ganiya says the El Niño effect could lead to a further decline in groundwater levels, severely impacting the availability of drinking water, water for livestock, and green fodder
Except for Nagarjunasagar, none of the major reservoirs in Krishna and Godavari Basins in Telangana receive at least 5 tmc ft flood so far
Samyukta Horata Karnataka says the drought devastated agriculture, depleted groundwater, dried up standing crops and triggered an acute drinking water crisis across the district.