Archive · 18 Jul 2026
El Nino Monsoon Threatens 80% of Telangana Villages
The government of Telangana has said that 80% of villages in the state might face problems this year because of not enough rain.
This is because of something called El Nino, which makes the weather dry.
The report says that 8,831 villages will have big problems, and 2,298 villages will have smaller problems.
The districts of Khammam and KB Asifabad have the most villages that might be in trouble.
The government has made a plan to help these villages, but it's going to be a tough time for farmers.
80% of Telangana villages expected to face agricultural crisis due to poor monsoon rains.
8,831 villages classified as moderately affected or vulnerable, with 2,298 villages experiencing lesser impact.
Khammam district has the highest number of vulnerable villages (189), followed by KB Asifabad (151).
Districts categorized into severely dry, moderately dry, mildly dry, and mildly wet based on rainfall predictions.
Contingency Plan released by the state government to address the impending crisis.
- Who
- The state government of Telangana
- What
- Released a contingency plan predicting an agricultural crisis due to poor monsoon rains
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Telangana, India
- Why
- Due to the predicted poor rainfall and the impact of El Nino
- Total Villages Affected
- 11,129
- Moderately Affected Villages
- 2,298
- Vulnerable Villages
- 8,831
- Most Affected District
- Khammam (189 vulnerable villages)
- Least Affected District
- Nagarkurnool (0 vulnerable villages)
- Categories of Impact
- Severely dry, Moderately dry, Mildly dry, Mildly wet
- Source of Information
- Contingency Plan for Vanakalam 2026
- Date of Report Release
- Thursday