Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Medak MP Urges Farmers to Build Recharge Pits
Medak MP M. Raghunandan Rao wants farmers to build pits that help water soak into the ground.
The VB-G RAM-G scheme provides ₹36,000 in assistance for this work.
The pits may help restore borewells that have dried up.
He said dry weather linked to El Niño has contributed to the problem.
He opened the first recharge system built under the scheme at a school in Chinna Nizampet.
He wants villages to build more pits and save every drop of water.
He said this could help communities prepare for a possible drought.
He also asked local leaders and officials to begin soon.
Medak MP M. Raghunandan Rao urged farmers to use ₹36,000 in VB-G RAM-G assistance to build water recharge pits.
He said the pits could help revive borewells that have dried up amid adverse weather linked to El Niño.
Raghunandan Rao inaugurated the first scheme-supported recharge system at a school in Chinna Nizampet village.
He called for recharge pit construction across villages as a mass effort to prepare for possible drought.
He urged local representatives and officials to start work quickly to strengthen groundwater levels and conserve water.
- Who
- Medak MP M. Raghunandan Rao urged farmers and local representatives to build recharge pits.
- What
- He called for the use of VB-G RAM-G assistance to construct water recharge pits.
- When
- Not specified.
- Where
- Chinna Nizampet village, Bhoompeta mandal, Siddipet district; he called for work across villages.
- Why
- To improve groundwater levels, help revive dried-up borewells, conserve water and prepare for a possible drought.
Support for recharge pits
Concerns and limitations
Building recharge pits
Support for recharge pits
Raghunandan Rao said pits can strengthen groundwater, help revive dried-up borewells and prepare villages for possible drought.
Concerns and limitations
The article provides no opposing view or stated criticism of the proposal.
- MP
- M. Raghunandan Rao, Medak MP
- Financial assistance
- ₹36,000 under the VB-G RAM-G scheme
- Inaugurated system
- The first recharge system built under the scheme
- Inauguration location
- A school in Chinna Nizampet village, Bhoompeta mandal, Siddipet district
- Stated concern
- Borewells have dried up amid adverse weather conditions linked to El Niño
- Requested action
- Build recharge pits across villages and begin work quickly