Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Jogu Ramanna Demands Adilabad Be Declared Drought-Affected and Farmer Relief
Jogu Ramanna is a political leader from the BRS party.
He says Adilabad district is facing drought conditions.
He wants the state government to officially declare the district drought-affected.
He also wants farmers’ crop loans waived.
He says money under the Rythu Bandhu scheme should be put into farmers’ accounts right away.
Ramanna pointed to changing weather and falling groundwater levels.
He said the government had not done enough to reduce the effects of drought.
He also criticised some elected officials for not speaking up about the situation.
Former minister and BRS leader Jogu Ramanna called on the state government to declare Adilabad district drought-affected.
He demanded that crop loans be waived and Rythu Bandhu payments be credited to farmers immediately.
Ramanna said drought conditions were evident in changing weather, El Niño effects and a falling groundwater table.
He accused the state government of failing to take steps to mitigate the drought.
He criticised Adilabad MLA Payal Shankar and alleged that BJP MLA and MP Godam Nagesh had not challenged Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on the issue.
- Who
- Jogu Ramanna, a former minister and BRS leader, made the demands.
- What
- He called for Adilabad district to be declared drought-affected, crop loans to be waived and Rythu Bandhu payments to be credited to farmers.
- When
- Sunday.
- Where
- Adilabad district, Telangana.
- Why
- Ramanna cited drought conditions, changing weather and falling groundwater levels.
- Person making the demands
- Jogu Ramanna, former minister and BRS leader
- District concerned
- Adilabad
- Requested declaration
- Declare Adilabad drought-affected
- Requested farmer relief
- Waive crop loans and credit Rythu Bandhu payments to farmers
- Conditions cited
- Changing weather, El Niño effects and a dipping groundwater table
- Officials criticised
- Adilabad MLA Payal Shankar and BJP MLA and MP Godam Nagesh