Hyderabad, July 19 -- Telangana Irrigation, Food and Civil Supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Saturday, July 19, conducted a detailed review of water availability across all major reservoirs in Telangana and directed the Irrigation secretary and engineer-in-chief to prepare a scientific and practical plan for optimal utilisation of water during the ongoing Kharif season (Vana Kalam).

He said the plan must take into account current reservoir levels, expected monsoon inflows, and the total ayacut that can be served effectively.

He noted that the Irrigation and Agriculture departments had worked in close coordination during the previous Kharif and Yasangi seasons, leading to a record production of 281 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) of padd...