Monday, December 28, 2015

Telangana Government declared 231 mandals as drought-hit

The Telangana Government declared 231 out of 443 rural mandals in the State as drought-affected and sought an immediate assistance of Rs.1,000 crore from the Centre for taking up relief measures.The decision was taken after by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar.
Highlights :
  • All the mandals in Mahabubnagar(64), Medak (46) and Nizamabad (36) districts as drought-hit.
  • Other mandals declared as drought-hit include 33 out of 37 in Ranga Reddy, 19 of 57 inKarimnagar, 22 of 59 in Nalgonda, and 11 of 51 in Warangal.
  • However, none of the mandals in Adilabad (52) and Khammam (41) districts made it to the list as the areas recorded good rainfall and the condition of crops was comparably good.
Key points:
  • Telangana CM :Chandrashekar Rao
  • Telangana Governor : E. S. L. Narasimhan
  • Telangana Capital :Hyderabad

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