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Hyderabad Prepares for El Niño Impact

Hyderabad Prepares for El Niño Impact
Water, Power Saving Amid El Niño Threat · deccanchronicle.com

In Hyderabad, the minister Ponnam Prabhakar has asked everyone to plan ahead for the problems that El Niño might cause, like less rain.

He wants to make sure people have enough drinking water, reliable electricity, and good health care.

The minister also wants to save groundwater and collect rainwater.

He even told government offices to set up rainwater pits to show others how it's done.

Other officials were there too, and they all agreed that water is very important now, so they need to stop wasting it.

Key facts

Location
Hyderabad
Date
Monday
Key Officials Present
Ponnam Prabhakar, Mohammed Azharuddin, Addanki Dayakar, Balmuri Venkat, Zulfiqar Ali, Kausar Mohiuddin, Mohammed Mubeen, Majid Hussain, N. Sriganesh
Main Focus Areas
Drinking water supply, uninterrupted power, public health
Initiatives
Groundwater conservation, rainwater harvesting, awareness campaigns

Quotes

Mohammed Azharuddin

Minister

“Hyderabad incharge minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Monday directed departments to adopt advance planning to address the adverse impact of El Nino on rainfall, instead of responding after problems arise.”
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“Prabhakar called for groundwater conservation to be taken up as a public movement and instructed departments to undertake extensive awareness and community outreach programmes.”
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