Telangana - Hyderabad to face water scarcity as water depletes in reservoirs
A revanth Reddy, the chief minister of the state, had earlier pushed the authorities to take the required action to prevent the water crisis in Hyderabad. In a report to the telangana government on march 27, the agricultural department stated that the state was getting closer to a drought-like condition as a result of less rainfall during the northeast monsoon season.
The northeast monsoon's actual rainfall from october to december was 52.70 mm, or a shortfall of -53.45%, compared to the report's data, which shows an average normal rainfall of 113.20 mm.
The actual rainfall from january to february was recorded by the agricultural department as "1.1 mm as against normal 12 mm with a deviation of -90.83% overall status being Scanty."
"The normal rainfall should be around 3.9 mm between march and May 2024, which is considered a hot season, but only 0.2 mm of rainfall has been received so far," the research stated.
As of march 27, 2024, the total storage in all of the main reservoirs is 287.06 TMC; at the same point in the previous year, the storage was 434.13 TMC. The reports said, "The water levels in all major reservoirs as of march 27, 2024, are furnished hereunder."
According to government statistics, the state's average groundwater level was 7.34 feet in february 2023 and is now 8.70 feet in february 2024.