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Revanth Reddy asks farmers not to rush into paddy and sugarcane as El Niño looms; opens Kodangal industrial hub

At a farmers' fair in Hakimpet on Saturday, the Telangana Chief Minister urged a shift to dry crops and promised to develop Lagacharla on the lines of Noida.

Telugu Scope card with the El Niño crop advice and Kodangal hub launch

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Saturday asked farmers to move to irrigated dry crops because of El Niño, and not to hurry into water-hungry paddy and sugarcane.

He was speaking at Hakimpet in his Kodangal constituency, where he opened a mega farmers’ fair and an industrial expo on 7 November.

Industrial hub for Kodangal

At the same event, he launched the Kodangal Industrial Hub virtually, together with a Network of Apparel Readiness and Infrastructure. He also promised that Lagacharla would be developed on the lines of Delhi-Noida.

The Chief Minister's advice to farmers. Card: Telugu Scope

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