Facing a prolonged dry spell, farmers in the erstwhile Medak district are manually watering unsprouted seeds due to delayed rainfall. With reservoirs dry and paddy transplanting delayed, anxiety grows as rainfall deficits worsen across Medak, Siddipet and Sangareddy.
An extended dry spell across the erstwhile Medak district has left farmers in distress, forcing them to manually water seeds sown in anticipation of monsoon rains. With no sign of rainfall, many seeds have failed to sprout, prompting farmers to use tanks, pots, sprinklers and sprayers to try and save their crops.
Farmers in the region have sown cotton, maize, soybean and other rainfed crops over large tracts of land. However, the prolonged absence of rain has severely affected germination. In many areas, desperate farmers were seen transporting water in containers and manually irrigating their fields.