Urea stock will arrive on Friday: Nandyal Collector
Taking stock of the available of urea and other issues with officials in the collectorate on Thursday (July 31), Ms. Rajakumari Gania has asked officials to create awareness among the farmers not to use urea in excess. She asked officials to complete the process of e-KYC of crops in a transparent manner and ensure that every farmer completes e-KYC and insures their crop.
The Collector said the deficit rainfall in June month had led to depleting of groundwater in Pyapili, Dhone and Kolimigundla mandals. She noted that the groundwater levels have fell to 24.23 metres in Pyapili mandal, 23.46 metres in Dhone and 26.67 metres in Kolimigunda mandal and asked officials to take up water conservation methods in these mandals. Ms. Rajakumari Gania wanted officials to create awareness among the people on water conservation methods.
The Collector said micro watershed programme will be taken up through 18 projects in the 16 mandals of the district. The Collector asked officials to prepare a report of the projects to be taken for forwarding the same to the Central government through the State government. Ms Rajakumari Gania said the State government is spending crores of rupees on watershed programmes like digging farm ponds, dugout ponds, small and big circulation tanks and others and asked officials to take up these programmes in a proper manner for achieving better results.
She asked the officials of irrigation department, ground water department, NABARD and others to coordinate and prepare plans for taking up watershed programmes. Ms Rajakumari Gania said they have sent proposals for taking up repair, renovation and restoration (RRR) initiative for ayacut strengthening by spending ₹138 crore.
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